POLICY LETTER: March 27, 2013 to K. Dean Shatley

K. Dean ShatleyCampbell Shatley, PLLC674 Merrimon AvenueSuite 210Asheville, North Carolina 28804Dear Mr. Shatley:This is in response to your September 28, 2012 correspondence to me. On October 22, 2012, Melissa Turner, State Contact, held a conference call with you to clarify the questions posed in your letter. In your letter, you request that the United States Department of Education's Of71 FR 46711 (Aug. 14, 2006). Based on section 607(e) of the IDEA, we are informing you that our response is provided as informal guidance and is not legally binding, but represents an interpretation by the U.S. Department of Education of the IDEA in the context of the specific facts presented. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melissa Turner, of my staff, Page PAGE 3 Mr. K. Dean Shatley