"Child Find"
A school district must:
1. identify
2.locate
3. evaluate
students with suspected disabilities within a reasonable period of time after the district is on notice of facts or behavior likely to indicate a disability.
IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
- Guarantees a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- Prevents marginalization and assures the least restrictive environment for students.
- Requires the development of an Individual Education Plan addressing the specific needs of the student.
- Mandates that parents have a say and be an active participant in the educational program of the child.
Section 504 Plan
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504)
- Protects students with physical or mental impairments.
- Ensures a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
- Requires the provision of necessary supports for general educational opportunities
- Section 504 Plan
Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
"Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights:
- Assures safe and positive learning environments
- Provides a procedure for reporting and addressing bullying in school
- Assures recognition of threats to student safety and the elimination of such threats.
School Safety
- School Violence
- School districts and administrations have an obligation to prevent violence on campus.
- Weapons at School
- Weapons of any kind are forbidden on campus, and schools must be proactive in detecting and confiscating any weapons and removing dangerous students from campus.
- Medication at School
- Districts and schools must have a written policy regarding student medication, prescription requirements, administration requirements, and student health protocols, including vaccinations.
Discrimination at School
- Desegregation and Busing
- Districts must conform to relevant statutory and case law regarding the equality of student populations and must not allow facilities heavily weighted by race, color, or any other discernible characteristic.
- Districts must integrate their schools, even if segregation exists by accident.
- Sexual Harassment
- For students, teachers, and staff, this is absolutely forbidden. Once reported to the district administration, an investigation must be undertaken.
- Bilingual Education and Equality
- Students have a right to a free and appropriate education in a thorough and efficient public school, no matter their language, origin, or any other superficial characteristic.