Section 115C-109.8 - Procedural issues(a) In matters alleging a procedural violation, the hearing officer may find that a child did not receive a free appropriate public education only if the procedural inadequacies (i) impeded the child's right to a free appropriate public education; (ii) significantly impeded the parents' opportunity to participate in the decision-making process regarding the provision of a free appropriate public education to the parents' child; or (iii) caused a deprivation of educational benefits.(b) A hearing officer may order a local educational agency to comply with procedural requirements under this Article and IDEA.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-109.8
Added by 2006 N.C. Sess. Laws 69,s. 2, eff. 7/10/2006.