Know Your Rights:
Children’s Rights and Special Education
A good education can broaden every child’s horizons. Providing children with the proper supports early in their lives will give them the foundation they need to thrive in their classrooms and communities for years to come.
Your child has a right to a free and appropriate education. Advocate for your child’s rights starting early in their lives. Understand their Individualized Education Plan and how you can be an effective member of the team. This guide answers questions about special education for children from Kindergarten to 21 years of age.
These guides below answer questions about your child’s special education rights during the pandemic and provide tips on how advocate for what your child needs.
Disability Rights Oregon Resources
Special Education Guide
Your child has a right to a free and appropriate education. Advocate for your child’s rights starting early in their lives. Understand their Individualized Education Plan and how you can be an effective member of the team. This guide answers questions about special education for children from Kindergarten to 21 years of age.
Short School Day
School Districts may shorten your child’s school day only if they meet specific requirements. If your child’s school day has been shortened, use these tools to advocate for a full day for your child.
COVID-19 & Special Education
These guides answer questions about your child’s special education rights during the pandemic and provide tips on how advocate for what your child needs.
Restraint and Seclusion in School
All children and staff need to be safe at school. Students can only be physically restrained or secluded in school when their behavior poses a reasonable threat of imminent, serious bodily injury to self, or others and when less restrictive interventions would not be effective.
Physical restraint and seclusion may not be used for discipline, punishment, or for the convenience of staff.