34 C.F.R. 300.501(c)(5).  Opportunity to examine records; parent participation in meetings.

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(c) Parent involvement in placement decisions.

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(5) The public agency shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the parents understand, and are able to participate in, any group discussions relating to the educational placement of their child, including arranging for an interpreter for parents with deafness, or whose native language is other than English.