{"id":14134,"date":"2014-06-19T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=11524"},"modified":"2014-06-19T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T13:00:49","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-before-filing-a-state-complaint-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-before-filing-a-state-complaint-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Says &#8220;What You Need to Know Before Filing a State Complaint&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Pete%20Says%20%22What%20You%20Need%20to%20Know%20Before%20Filing%20a%20State%20Complaint%22\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/video\/dueprocessrequestvideo.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px solid #000000; margin-left: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/complaint.ltr.dnload.250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a>IDEA 2004 requires state departments of education to develop \u00a0systems to provide information about their state complaint procedures to resolve parent-school complaints.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be careful when you use your state complaint system (or OCR).<\/li>\n<li>Use state complaints only if you can prove that the school is breaking the law.<\/li>\n<li>Never base a complaint on what someone tells you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to Write Effective Complaints<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When should you begin to prepare your complaint? What are the first steps before you put pen to paper? Who is your target audience? Who are you writing the complaint to?<\/p>\n<p>Are you sure?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pete filmed a video about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/video\/dueprocessrequestvideo.htm\">how to write state complaints and due process request letters.<\/a>\u00a0The principles in the video apply to all letters. This video is available for immediate download. (MP4; 55 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>The video will teach you how to use visual imagery to tell a story that is persuasive. \u00a0Click to\u00a0<a href=\"%20https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/video\/dueprocessrequestvideo.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">watch the trailer<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Before You File<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before you file a complaint, be sure you will not want to file for a hearing on the same issue.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/complaints.tips.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">18 Tips for Filing Complaints<\/span><\/a>, Pat Howey shares strategies for filing a complaint with the state department of education.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>IDEA Regulations: State Complaint Procedures<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IDEA Regulations for state complaint procedures are at 34 CFR \u00a7300.151 through 300.153. You will find them on page 216 of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><em>Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">How Do You Control the Outcome of Your Complaint?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facts and law do not control the outcome of a complaint.\u00a0When you file a complaint, your goal is to make the decision-maker want to rule in your favor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/complaint.outcome.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">So&#8230;what controls the outcome?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDEA 2004 requires state departments of education to develop \u00a0systems to provide information about their state complaint procedures to resolve parent-school complaints. Be careful when you use your state complaint <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-before-filing-a-state-complaint-2\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1369,557],"tags":[1177,1176,812,722,559,1178],"class_list":["post-14134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-state-complaints","category-wrightslaw-products","tag-due-process-letters","tag-osep-guidance","tag-state-complaints","tag-wrightslaw-training","tag-wrightslaw-training-cd-roms","tag-writing-letters"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}