New rule lets parents pull kids out of special ed
December 8th, 2008Writing in Education Week, Christina A. Samuels says the U.S. Department of Education has released new regulations that allow parents to remove children from special education after making a request in writing. Previous policies did not allow parents to make such decisions without the agreement of their school district.
The change allowing parents’ revocation of consent is “consistent with the IDEA’s emphasis on the role of parents in protecting their child’s rights,” the department said.
… The change means that students who are removed from special education services are to be treated like general education students in all ways, the department said, including losing some of the protections given to students in special education who have discipline problems related to their disabilities.

