State lawmakers consider allowing recordings of IEP meetings

Should parents of kids with special needs be allowed to record meetings with school officials?

Most districts have policies against that. But state lawmakers are close to passing a bill allowing that for parents.

“I think this is a good policy. I think it would help parents that are in a difficult situation with a child, or multiple children, with a special need. I think this is something that we really need to get done,” says Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport), who sponsored one of the bills.

Basye says those Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings get pretty complicated, so having a recording of it would help parents understand better. The state legislative session ends on Friday.

The Wake Up Columbia interview with Rep. Basye is here.