NC 1501-6.7 Compliance

Plain English summary

This regulation establishes the right of private school officials to file complaints with the State Education Agency (SEA) when a Local Education Agency (LEA) fails to conduct meaningful and timely consultation or disregards private school input. It outlines a two-tier complaint procedure: first to the SEA, and then to the U.S. Secretary of Education if the private school official is dissatisfied with the SEA's decision. Both the LEA and SEA are required to forward relevant documentation at each stage of the process.

Key requirements

• A private school official has the right to submit a complaint to the SEA that the LEA did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely.
• A private school official has the right to submit a complaint to the SEA that the LEA did not give due consideration to the views of the private school official.
• If the private school official wishes to submit a complaint, the official must provide to the SEA the basis of the noncompliance by the LEA with the applicable private school provisions in this part.
• The LEA must forward the appropriate documentation to the SEA.
• If the private school official is dissatisfied with the decision of the SEA, the official may submit a complaint to the Secretary of the US Department of Education by providing the information on noncompliance described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
• The SEA must forward the appropriate documentation to the Secretary.

Affected parties

• private school officials
• local education agencies (LEAs)
• State Education Agency (SEA)
• U.S. Department of Education

Official source

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/publications/catalog/ec144-policies-governing-services/open#page=33