(3) Follow all DoD regulations regarding the host nation.
(4) Meet DoDDS standards governing persons qualified to conduct an educational
evaluation.
b. If the final decision rendered in an impartial due process hearing sustains the
evaluation of the CSC, the parent has the right to an independent evaluation, but not at DoDDS
expense.
5. The parents of a handicapped child shall be afforded an opportunity to inspect and
review all educational records concerning not only the identification, evaluation, and educational
placement of the child, but also the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child.
6. Upon complaint presented in a written petition, the parent of a handicapped child or
DoDDS shall have the opportunity for an impartial due process hearing provided by DoDDS, in
accordance with this Instruction.
7. During the pendency of any impartial due process hearing or judicial proceeding
regarding the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a handicapped child receiving
an education from DoDDS or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such a child,
unless DoDDS and a parent of the child agree otherwise, the child shall remain in his or her present
educational placement, subject to the disciplinary procedures prescribed by this Instruction.
8. If a handicapped child who is entitled to receive educational instruction from DoDDS is
applying for initial admission to a DoDDS school, the child shall enter the DoDDS system on the
same basis as a nonhandicapped child. However, a handicapped child, with the consent of a parent
and DoDDS, may receive an initial placement in a special education program comparable to the
child's program prior to entering DoDDS, until all due process and judicial proceedings have been
completed.
9. The General Counsel of the Department of Defense shall coordinate on modifications to
enclosure 4, this Instruction.
10. The parent of a handicapped child or a DoD employee may file a written complaint with
the appropriate DoDDS regional office concerning a possible violation of this Instruction or P.L.
94-142 (reference (a)).
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