DESE Advises Against "Procedures Lite"
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) posted an advisory that directs school districts to discontinue the process, called "Procedures Lite," where parents are asked to waive critical rights guaranteed by federal and state special education law.
Procedures Lite has already been adopted by a few school districts around the state. Advocates and parents mobilized against the Proecudures Lite waiver of rights and protections (such as an IEP), and MAC provided key leadership in advocacy efforts at the state level.
Many thanks to Attorney Bob Crabtree for taking the lead and joining with MAC and others to alert the parent community about the dangers of Procedures Lite.
And thanks to DESE for issuing such a clear guidance, ensuring that parents and children maintain legally mandated rights and protections necessary to ensure a level playing field.
(Update provided by Terry McLaughlin of the FCSN)
