The IEP can look finished and still need clearer details.
The law-enforcement referral and special education record can look official while still leaving out the details a parent needs to understand what the school is promising, refusing, or measuring.
The free audit checks the language in the actual IEP against the student's documented needs so you can focus on the pages and questions that matter most.
Start with the situation you are actually in.
This page is for moments when the school says police, an SRO, juvenile authorities, or another law-enforcement contact was involved after school behavior by a student with an IEP or suspected disability. First pull incident report, safety record, IEP, health plan if relevant, FBA/BIP, service records, and parent communication. Do not turning a safety concern into a broad legal conclusion before urgent safety steps and local advice are considered.
This page is for preparing clearer school questions, not for deciding legal claims. The strongest next step is usually a specific written request tied to the IEP page and the data behind it.
The audit can review the IEP pages you include.
It does not stop at one concern or a short checklist. When the relevant pages are included, the audit reviews major IEP sections for unclear language, missing context, documentation gaps, and issues that may deserve a written question.
Evaluations and Present Levels
Check that the IEP describes the student's needs, strengths, baseline data, and current performance.
Goals and Progress Monitoring
Confirm goals are measurable, tied to documented needs, and supported by clear progress-reporting methods.
Services and Accommodations
Look for supports that are individualized, specific enough to follow, and clear about provider, frequency, duration, and setting.
Placement and Access
Review how the plan addresses classroom access, least restrictive environment, behavior, communication, and related-service needs.
Parent Concerns and Team Decisions
Make sure parent input, school refusals, Prior Written Notice, and important meeting decisions are documented clearly.
Procedure Questions to Verify
Identify notice, timeline, refusal, or vague-commitment questions that may need local verification before a parent relies on them.
What this review pays attention to
Along with the included IEP pages above, the audit pays special attention to these issues that may be relevant to this concern. These are examples of extra scrutiny, not the limits of the review.
What alleged incident was reported, who was contacted, and what school record documents the referral.
Confirm the school also reviewed IEP implementation, FBA/BIP supports, disability context, MDR questions, and services during removal.
What special education or disciplinary records were sent or considered, and what FERPA basis the school says applies.
Make sure the parent needs local legal help before interviews, releases, juvenile-court issues, or criminal-law questions.
A useful result points to a record, not a panic spiral.
This is the kind of parent-facing output the page is built around: a specific IEP section, the reason it deserves review, and one calm next step before any broader escalation.
Finding
Referral record does not show what was shared
Evidence to check
The parent was told the SRO was contacted, but the school has not identified the incident record, referral recipient, records transmitted, or IEP/BIP review.
Parent-safe next step
Ask what was reported, what records were shared or considered, and how the school is addressing the behavior through the IEP process.
Upload only the records needed for this concern.
You do not need a perfect binder or every school record. Start with the current IEP pages tied to the issue, then add only the few records that explain the concern most clearly.
Referral and incident records
Upload the incident report, discipline notice, SRO or police referral record if provided, and any school communication about who was contacted.
Records used or shared
Include any disclosure log, records request response, threat assessment notes, IEP/BIP records, evaluation pages, or discipline records the school says were considered or sent.
IEP, FBA, BIP, removal, and service records
Add the current supports, behavior data, removal-day count, MDR records, IAES plan, and service records during removal.
First written request
"Please identify the incident reported, the authority or SRO contacted, the school records created or transmitted, the FERPA basis the school relied on, and how the IEP, FBA, BIP, removal days, MDR questions, and services during removal were reviewed."
Ask one question the team can answer.
"What did the school report, what records were shared or considered, and how is the team addressing the behavior through the student's IEP supports?"
Get clearer questions from your actual IEP.
You do not need to compare every page to a checklist. Upload the relevant pages and let the audit help organize sections that may need clarification, weak language, or possible next questions.
Review the IEP FirstWhat you get from the audit
The result is a prioritized review of the document, not another generic article.
Choose the first issue
The audit helps parents sort the concern that should be raised first from the concerns that can wait.
Anchor the concern in records
It points back to the IEP page, progress data, notice, or school message that makes the issue concrete.
Write the next request
Parents get language for a focused written ask instead of a broad complaint.
Which records show what was reported and to whom.
Confirm the special education record was considered alongside the discipline and referral record.
Which FERPA, disclosure, or records-sharing questions can be asked without claiming a privacy violation.
Which legal, safety, law-enforcement, or state-specific issue should be handled by qualified local help.
How the free audit works
Upload the IEP you want checked
Use the current document from the school. You do not need to highlight it, organize it, or know which section is wrong first.
The audit reviews the pages you upload
When those pages are included, it reviews goals, services, accommodations, progress monitoring, parent concerns, and procedure questions for unclear language or missing context.
Get prioritized findings
See which sections may need review first, which page to ask about, and what to raise with the school.
Reasons parents run this audit
If any of these sound familiar, the written IEP deserves a closer look.
The school says law enforcement was contacted but gives no written school record.
Ask what incident was reported, who received the report, and what school records were created or shared.
The referral record ignores IEP/BIP supports or disability-related needs.
Ask if the school also reviewed the IEP, FBA, BIP, services, and discipline protections.
The school asks for a release or interview before you understand the situation.
Consider local legal help before signing releases or agreeing to law-enforcement interviews.
You do not have to sort through the IEP by yourself.
Start with the concern. When you want document-specific help, upload only the relevant IEP pages and the few records that explain the issue.
Review the IEP First