Sample Letters For Parents - Special Education Letter Templates Page 18
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Appendix A: Sample Letters for Parents
9. Informing the School that You Intend to Enroll Your Child in a Private School
at Public Expense
What do I do if I think my child’s placement should be in a private school?
In a very few cases, the most appropriate placement for a child is in a private school.
When this placement decision is made by the public school IEP team or placement group,
the public school pays the cost of the private school. Sometimes a parent may feel that a
recommended public school placement is not appropriate for his or her child. The parent
may reject that placement and decide to enroll his or her child in a private school. If you
find yourself facing this decision and you want the public school to reimburse you for the
cost of the private school, there are several things you need to know.
• A court or a hearing officer may require the school district to reimburse you if the
court or hearing officer decides that:
» the public school did not make FAPE available prior to your child’s enrollment in
the private school, and
» the private placement is appropriate.
• Your request for reimbursement may be reduced or denied before enrolling your
child in the private school if:
» at the most recent IEP meeting, you did not inform the school that you reject the
proposed placement and intend to enroll your child in a private school at public
expense, and
» at least 10 business days prior to removing your child from the public school, you
did not give the school written notice.
Here is an example of a letter you might send if you decide to enroll your child in a pri-
vate school and want the public school to pay for it.
Once you have sent this letter to the school, you will also need to make a request for a
due process hearing so that a hearing officer can decide whether or not the public school
must reimburse you for the costs of the private school.
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