The enabling regulations for Section 504 as set out in 34 C.F.R.  Part 104 provides parents and/or students with the following rights: 

1.  You have the right to be informed by the District of  your right under Section 504. (The purpose of the Notice form is to advise you of those rights.) (34 C.F.R. 104.32)

2. Your child has the right to free appropriate education designed to meet his/her individual needs as appropriately as the needs of non-disabled students are met. (34 C.F.R. 104.33)

3. Your child has the right to free educational services except for those fees that are imposed on non-disabled students or their parents. Insurers and similar third parties are not relieved from an otherwise valid obligation to provide or pay for services provided to a disabled student. (34 C.F.R. 104.33) 

4. Your child has a right to facilities, services, and activities that are comparable to those provided for non-disabled students. (34 C.F.R. 104.34)

5. Your child has a right to placement in the least restrictive environment. (34 C.F.R. 104.34)

6. Your child has a right to an evaluation prior to an initial Section 504 placement and any subsequent significant change in placement. (34 C.F.R. 104.35)

7. Testing and other evaluation procedures must conform to the requirements (34 C.F.R. 104.35) as to validation, administration, areas of evaluation, etc.  The District shall consider information from a variety of sources, including aptitude and achievement tests, teacher recommendations, physical condition, social and cultural background, adaptive behavior, physical or medical reports, student grades, progress reports, parent observations and anecdotal reports.  (34 C.F.R. 104.35) 

8. Placement decisions must be made by a group of persons (i.e. Student Intervention Team and/or Central Office 504 Committee), including persons knowledgeable about your child, the meaning of the evaluation data, the placement options, and the legal requirements for least restrictive environment and comparable facilities.  (34 C.F.R. 104.35) . 

9. If eligible under Section 504, your child has a right to periodic reevaluations, generally every three years.  (34 C.F.R. 104.36)

10. You have the right to examine relevant records. (34 C.F.R. 104.36)

11. You have a right to notice of any action by the District in regard to the identification, evaluation, or placement of your child. (34 C.F.R. 104.36)

12. You have a right to an impartial hearing with respect to the District’s actions regarding your child’s identification, evaluation, or educational placement, with opportunity for parental participation in the hearing and representation by an attorney. (34 C.F.R. 104.36)

13. If you wish to challenge the actions of the District’s 504 Committee in regard to your child’s identification, evaluation, and educational placement, you should file a written request for a hearing with your state department of educations Section 504 compliance office.  A hearing will be scheduled before an impartial hearing officer and you will be notified in writing of the date, time, and place of the hearing. 

14. If you disagree with the decision of the impartial hearing officer, you have a right for review of that decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. (34 C.F.R. 104.36)

15.. On Section 504 matters other than your child’s identification, evaluation, and placement, you have a right to file a discrimination complaint with the District’s Equity and Compliance Office, who will investigate the allegations to the extent warranted by the nature of the complaint in an effort to reach a prompt and equitable resolution. 

16. You have the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights.  

The designated school district 504/ADA coordinator is 

Margaret Camire 

Director of Student Services 

6 Morse Street

North Attleborough, MA  02760

Phone: (508) 643-2160 

Alternatively, a complaint can be filed with the U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights

5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor 

Boston, MA 02109

Phone: (617) 289-0111