Can a parent bypass the resolution meeting without district agreement?

• A. Yes; parents may skip anytime without any condition.
• B. No; the district always requires the meeting and cannot skip.
• C. No; parents cannot bypass unless the district agrees.
• D. Yes; parents may skip if they believe the hearing is unnecessary.

Answer: (C)

A key idea here is how dispute resolution works under IDEA. A resolution meeting is part of the process after a parent files for a due process hearing, and its purpose is to talk through the issues and explore possible settlements before moving to a hearing. This meeting can be waived, but only if both parties sign a written agreement to waive it. So a parent cannot unilaterally decide to skip the meeting; the district’s agreement is required if they want to bypass it. That’s why the best answer is that parents cannot bypass unless the district agrees. The other options imply unilateral skipping or that the meeting never can be skipped, which isn’t accurate because a mutual written waiver is possible.