Federal Acts
Which Act requires that states evaluate every children living within their state lines regardless of what their disabilities are, how severe they are, and what kind of schooling they’re receiving or intend to receive.“State procedures vary widely and include practices such as census taking; community surveys; public awareness activities; referrals by parents, teachers, and medical doctors, and the screening of kindergarten and preschool children” (148).
What is The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
Which public service, if not provided, allows the parents to be reimbursed.
What is Transportation?
When can a public school district place a child in a private school setting?
When the public school feels they can't provide for a child's specific needs.
In what instances are school officials able to discipline a student with disabilities?
Students with disabilities are allowed to be disciplined for the same wrongdoings as students without.
The Act where an individual with a disability is one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of impairment, or is regarded as having an impairment” (Legal Rights of Teachers and Students, 145). Students have to be either “incapable of performing the designated activity or significantly restricted…. Assessment requires case-by-case evaluation (145).
What is Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act?
What related services are explicitly identified in federal law as related services to be included within IEPs where appropriate.
What are Psychological Services?
When can a parent remove their child from public school and put them in a private school?
If they feel their selected placement is more appropriate.
How many consecutive days can a student with disabilities be suspended?
Ten. Anything above ten days has to go under review by professionals. If the action has anything to do with the student's disability, the school has to lift the suspension.
“Where consent is provided, all children aged three through twenty-one with qualifying disabilities must be provided with a free public education that is made available in the least restrictive environment… to qualify as appropriate the placement must
Be provided at public expense and under public supervision and direction
(even if the school district selects a private school placement);
Meet the standards of the state educational agency;
Include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education; and
Be delivered in conformity with the IEP
Even though IEPs must be ‘appropriate,’ they need not be ‘the best’ available or represent ‘optimum’ programs that with maximize learning potential” (152-153)
What is Free Appropriate Public Education Act?
Which related service is the school district required to provide for their students, regardless of the cost or resulting financial impact on the district?
What is Health Services?
When can schools change a student's placement without the parent's involvement?
When the school reaches out to the parents on multiple occurrences and they don't receive an answer. Then the school can place the student in an altered program automatically.