This booklet on the rights of New Jersey's special needs students and their parents begins with general suggestions on learning about the child's condition and working with school personnel. The booklet outlines conditions that are defined as handicapping and then discusses such rights as the right to a free and appropriate public education, evaluation, classification, Individualized Education Program, placement in an appropriate environment, and re-evaluation. The booklet goes on to describe parents' rights to be informed and to have a mediation conference, a due process hearing, or other appeal. Special situations are considered, such as early intervention, preschool children with disabilities, children with mild speech problems or with temporary illness or injury, eligibility for day training, children in private schools, moving to a new school district, discipline of children with disabilities, and children whose parents cannot be located. An appendix discusses the legal background for these rights, further defines disabling conditions, lists important deadlines, offers sample letters, and provides addresses of relevant New Jersey state agencies. (JDD)