Revocation of Consent
As a parent, guardian, or eligible student (18 or older), you have the right to revoke consent for special education services at any time. Once you withdraw consent, the school district will stop providing these services, and the student will no longer receive them under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
This decision is entirely voluntary, and the school cannot challenge it through due process. However, if you decide later that the student needs special education services again, you must submit a new request for evaluation. The school will then determine eligibility based on updated assessments.
The following is a walk-through on how to complete the Revocation of Consent Form, what to consider before making this decision, and how it may affect the student’s education.
Student Information
This section shows the basic information required to identify the student.
The following table shows the fields that are displayed on the screen.
Field Name | Description | Data Flow | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Student | Name of the student. | In | Pre-populated from the Student profile and IEP cover page. |
STN | Student Test Number | In | Pre-populated from the Student profile and IEP cover page. |
Birth Date | The date of Birth of the student is used to determine the age. | In | This information is auto-populated based on the student records. |
School | The name of the school in which the student is currently enrolled. | In | This information is auto-populated based on the student records. |
Current Grade | The class/grade in which the student is currently enrolled. | In | This information is auto-populated based on the student records. |
Date Request to Revoke Consent Received | The date on which the parents submitted the Revocation request. | Out | Use the date picker to select the desired date. |
Date of Special Education and Related Services Termination | The date on which the Special Education services will be terminated. | Out | Calculated based on the date picked in the previous field. |
Overriding the Special Education Services Termination Date
Though the ‘Date of Special Education and Related Services Termination’ is auto-populated in the table based on the ‘Date Request to Revoke Consent Received’; you can still do an override, by selecting the checkbox. This will change the “Auto-populated” date to an editable field. You can use the “Date Picker” to select the desired date.
Agenda of the Letter Content
A parent's revocation of consent covers all instruction, services, and supports included in the student's IEP, including, but not limited to, the following:
Specialized instruction.
Related services.
Accommodations.
Adaptations.
Modifications.
Supports for the student or personnel on behalf of the student.
Assistive technology devices and services.
Placement outside of a general education classroom.
A parent may not revoke consent for fewer than all of the special education and related services included in the student's IEP.
The public agency may not use mediation or a due process hearing to override the parent's revocation of consent for services.
What happens after Revocation?
Upon revocation of consent and termination of special education and related services, the student is no longer eligible as a student with a disability and is not entitled to the protections of Article 7, except as permitted in 511 IAC 7-44-9.
The public agency is not required to amend the student's educational records to remove any reference to the student's special education and related services when the parent revokes consent for services. This does not preclude a parent from requesting that the student's educational record be amended under the procedures contained in 511 IAC 7-38-2.
The public agency shall not be considered to have violated the requirement to provide a free and appropriate public education to the student when it terminates special education and related services to the student subsequent to the parent's revocation of consent, under 511 IAC 7-42-15.
Per 511 IAC 7-42-15(g), the public agency may not terminate special education and related services until 10 instructional days after the parent receives this written consent consistent with the requirements of 511 IAC 7-42-15(b) unless the parent provides written consent for services to be terminated before the expiration of 10 instructional days after the receipt of this written consent.