[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR98.7]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 98_STUDENT RIGHTS IN RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND TESTING

--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  98.7  Filing a complaint.



    (a) Only a student or a parent or guardian of a student directly 

affected by a violation under Section 439 of the Act may file a 

complaint under this part. The complaint must be submitted in writing to 

the Office.

    (b) The complaint filed under paragraph (a) of this section must--

    (1) Contain specific allegations of fact giving reasonable cause to 

believe that a violation of either Sec.  98.3 or Sec.  98.4 exists; and

    (2) Include evidence of attempted resolution of the complaint at the 

local level (and at the State level if a State complaint resolution 

process exists), including the names of local and State officials 

contacted and significant dates in the attempted resolution process.

    (c) The Office investigates each complaint which the Office receives 

that meets the requirements of this section to determine whether the 

recipient or contractor failed to comply with the provisions of section 

439 of the Act.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1880-0507)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1), 1232h)