Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities

Institution	Department of Education (ED), Office for Civil Rights (OCR); Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED)
Titel	Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
Quelle	(2020), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Disease Control; Health Promotion; School Role; Risk Management; School Safety; Civil Rights; Administrator Role; Public Health; Compliance (Legal); Disability Discrimination; Students with Disabilities; Federal Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Educational Legislation; Distance Education; Preschool Education; Student Rights; Crisis Management; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Risikomanagement; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Gesundheitswesen; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Krisenmanagement; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen)
Abstract	In this supplemental fact sheet, the Department of Education (the Department) reminds educators in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic that they should not opt to close or decline to provide distance instruction, at the expense of students, to address matters pertaining to services for students with disabilities. Rather, school systems must make local decisions that take into consideration the health, safety, and well-being of all their students and staff. Ensuring compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act should not prevent any school from offering educational programs through distance instruction. School districts must provide a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) consistent with the need to protect the health and safety of students with disabilities and those individuals providing education, specialized instruction, and related services to these students. It is important to emphasize that federal disability law allows for flexibility in determining how to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities. The determination of how FAPE is to be provided may need to be different in this time of unprecedented national emergency. The Department encourages parents, educators, and administrators to collaborate creatively to continue to meet the needs of students with disabilities. It stands ready to offer guidance, technical assistance, and information on any available flexibility, within the confines of the law, to ensure that all students, including students with disabilities, continue receiving excellent education during this difficult time. [For the Fact Sheet, see ED604938.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 800-421-3481; Fax: 202-453-6012; e-mail: OCR@ed.gov; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html?src=oc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01