Age of Majority
At age 17 (or at least one year before the student's 18th birthday),
Maine State Education Regulations (MSER) requires that your child
be informed of the changes in their rights that will occur when
they reach the age of 18, which is referred to in MSER as the
age of majority.
This change makes your child an equal participant in the decision
making process at the Pupil Evaluation Team (PET). At this point
the student will become known as an Adult Student.
"At least one
year before your child turns 18, the school district
will inform your child of the rights, if any, that will
be transferred to your child. The school will inform
both you and your child when these rights are transferred
to your child.
As the parent of an adult child with a disability, both
you and your child will continue to receive notices
of PET meetings, prior written notice and the notice
of procedural safeguards.” (MSER, Chapter 101,
Section 12.11P, p. 74, 75) |
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| “An adult student
is a student who has reached the age of majority or
has been emancipated by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Each adult student shall be entitled to exercise the
parental rights specified under these rules. The term
does not include students who have reached the age of
majority and for whom a court of competent jurisdiction
has appointed a guardian.” (MSER, Chapter 101,
Section 2.1, p. 3) |
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