{"id":1654,"date":"2019-12-12T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2019-12-12T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:06:35","slug":"tape-recording-iep-meetings-what-does-the-law-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/tape-recording-iep-meetings-what-does-the-law-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Tape-recording IEP Meetings: What Does the Law Say?"},"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=\"Tape-recording%20IEP%20Meetings%3A%20What%20Does%20the%20Law%20Say%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>Does a teacher or service provider have the right to refuse to be recorded during an IEP meeting? Is there caselaw or code that deals with this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25426\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/recorder.digital.900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/recorder.digital.900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/recorder.digital.900-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/recorder.digital.900-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An IEP meeting should focus on how to provide appropriate education to a child with a disability. There should be no conversation at an IEP meeting that cannot be repeated or taped.<\/p>\n<p>We are not aware of any law about a teacher or parent&#8217;s right not to be recorded during an IEP meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law does not prohibit a parent or school official from recording IEP meetings. State departments of education or school districts can require, prohibit, limit, or regulate the use of recording devices at IEP meetings.<\/p>\n<p>But, if a school has a policy that prohibits parents from recording meetings, that policy must include exceptions to ensure that parents understand the IEP.<\/p>\n<p>The district must make exceptions if this policy interferes with a parent&#8217;s ability to participate in the IEP process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the policy prevents parents from participating in an IEP meeting<\/li>\n<li>If both parents are unable to attend the meeting<\/li>\n<li>Other factors that interfere with parental rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many states have language in their special ed regulations about their policy on audio- and videotaping.&nbsp; Check&nbsp; your state&#8217;s regulation about recording. Schools cannot record meetings while prohibiting parents from recording.<\/p>\n<p>OSEP refers to Appendix A of the final regulations implementing the 1997<br \/>\nIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1997) as the Department&#8217;s current position regarding the audio or video tape recording of IEP meetings.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Part B does not address the use of audio or video recording devices at IEP<br \/>\nmeetings, and no other Federal statute either authorizes or prohibits the<br \/>\nrecording of an IEP meeting by either a parent or a school official.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See the OSEP policy letter (2003) and OSEP memorandum (1991) at<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/letters\/2003-2\/redact060403iep2q2003.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/letters\/2003-2\/redact060403iep2q2003.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The OSEP memo cites cases where courts have held that parents have a right to tape record their child&#8217;s IEP meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Re-edited from a post originally published 11\/02\/2009<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>You may also like&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.tips.mtgs.tape.palmer.htm\">How and Why to Tape Record Meetings<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.tips.taping.eason.htm\">IEP Tips: Taping Meetings<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/iep-faqs-tapes-are-best-evidence-in-litigation\/\">IEP FAQs: Tapes are Best Evidence in Litigation<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/16\/ss.tape.recording.meetings.htm\">Tape-Recording Meetings: Transcribing Follow-Up Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does a teacher or service provider have the right to refuse to be recorded during an IEP meeting? 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