Everyone involved in the special education process would like to see it become less legalistic while preserving parents’ and children’s rights. IDEA 2004 makes significant changes to the child find, eligibility, discipline and IEP processes. In addition, the new law establishes new rules for requesting due process hearings and gives parents the right to refuse special education and related services. In this video, Melinda Baird analyzes the new changes to the procedural safeguards requirements of the IDEA and provides her unique brand of no-nonsense guidance on implementing these changes.