When am I entitled to receive a copy of the Procedural Safeguards Notice?

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The school must give you a copy of the Procedural Safeguards Notice at least once each school year. You must also get a copy:

• when your child is first referred for evaluation, or when you request an evaluation;

• the first time in a school year that you file a state complaint, and the first time in a school year that you file a due process complaint;

• when the school decides to make a disciplinary removal that is a change of placement (you get it the same day the decision is made); and

• any time you ask for one.

Many districts also post the notice on their website. Posting it doesn't replace the copies you're entitled to receive.