Many campuses, and ATIXA’s One Policy, Two Procedures (1P2P Model), incorporate the idea of having a specific role for a hearing facilitator, even though the role is not specifically contemplated by the regs. I am coming to see this role as an overall case manager, not just a hearing facilitator. With all the separation of roles OCR is envisioning throughout the process, we still need someone to glue all the disparate parts together and manage them from start to finish (and that role might be played by the TIXC). That said, the hearing facilitator can take on a number of hearing-related tasks...
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