Code No. 102E3
NOTICE OF SECTION 504 STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS
The Grinnell-Newburg Community School District does not discrimination in its educational programs and activities on the basis of a student's disability. It has been determined that your child has a qualifiying disability for which accomodation my need to be made to meet his or her individual needs as adequately as the needs of other students. As a parent you have the right to the following:
- Participation of your child in the school district programs and activities, including extracurricuuluar programs and activities, to the macimum extent appropraiate, free of discrimination based upon the student's disability and at the same leel as students without disabilities.
- Reciept of free educational services to the extent they are provided students without disabilities;
- Receipt of information about your child and your child's educational programs and activites in your native language;
- Notice of identification of your child as having a qualifying disability for which accomodations may need to be made and notice prior to evaluation and placement of your child and right to periodically request a re-evaluation of your child.
- Inspect and review your child's education records including a right to copy those records for a reasonable fee; you also have a right to ask the school district to amend your child's educational records if you feel the infomraion in the records is misleading or inaccurate; should the school district refuse to amend the recrds, you have a reight to a hearing and to place an explanatory letter in your child's file explaining why you feel the records are misleading or inaccurate; and
- Hearing before an impartial hearing officer if you disagree with your child's evaluation or placement; you have a right to counsel at the hearing and have the decision of the impartial hearing officer reviewed.
It is the policy of the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national orgin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and the socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contrat the Equity Coordinator as listed on the District website or contact the District Office at 641-236-2700.
Approved: 02/26/14
Reviewed:
Revised: 5/15/24