Education of Students with Disabilities : Federal and State Laws: Dispute Resolution

Ohio Department of Education - The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) and Office of Early Learning and School Readiness (EL&SR) encourage parents, family members and schools to work together to resolve differences.

Ohio Dept of Education

Form from the Ohio Dept of Education to request mediation with your child’s school in order to resolve issues involving your child with a disability or requesting facilitation with your child’s school in order to resolve issues with your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Evaluation Team Report(ETR).

File with the Ohio Office for Exceptional Children

Withdraws complaint because mediation or settlement agreement was successful.

A parent can make a request for a due process hearing related to the identification, evaluation or educational placement of a student with a disability or the provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to a student. A school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school or other educational agency (all referred to as “schools”) also may file a request for a due process hearing.