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FAPE ensures all students receive a proper education, despite disability severity, by the school district which they attend.
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Not every child needs special education, but they may still need support or services in school. Some challenges may qualify for support through a section 504. These plans are written annually, covering accommodations, strategies, or modifications that can be put in place by teachers and support staff. These changes can be either learning based, medical, or non-learning environments (Masters in Special Education Degree Program Guide, 2019).
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law put in place to protect the privacy of educational information in student records (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019).
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EAHCA mandated equal opportunity education for all children between the ages of five and twenty-one, regardless of any form of physical or mental disabilities. Passed by both the House and Senate this bill was officially signed into law on October 1, 1976 ("Education for all Handicapped Children Act (1975 - S. 6)," 2004).
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Formally known as the Education of Handicapped Children Act, IDEA is a federal law which covers the rights and regulations for students diagnosed with either mental or physical disabilities needing special education (Mauro, 2006).
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Parents of a student brought forth a case stating that they deserved reimbursement of funds for private school after withdrawing their child due to inappropriate education under IDEA. They claim that there is a breach of protocol to provide their child with a “free appropriate public education,” § 1401(a)(18), the courts ruled in the plaintiff’s favor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on that under the Education for All Handicap Children Act; parents should be reimbursed for being forced to place their child in a private school, after a disagreement with the public system about their child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). The EAHCA has procedures to ensure the parents’ right to help create and challenge an IEP upon disagreement of content (Rehberg, n.d.).
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The Americans with Disabilities Act in Section 35 subtitle A of Title II, Pub. L. 101-336, prohibits discrimination against those classified as disabled. This restriction includes any public entity, such as public education institutes (National Alliance against Mandated Mental Health Screening and Psychiatric Drugging of Children, 2010).
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Allows those with disabilities the use of assistive technology, such as computers touch screens, specialized recording, and playback devices in order to assist in functional capabilities in those with disabilities.
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is a U.S. federal law intended to improve education in public schools. Increasing state, school district, and school accountability (National Alliance against Mandated Mental Health Screening and Psychiatric Drugging of Children, 2010).
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Monday, May 27, 2019, Texas state legislative lawmakers approved a budget that included around $223 million. Funds allotted to pay off and prevent further financial penalties required by the federal government. The prevention is meant to halt future penalties for decreasing spending on special education and to prevent another spending issue during the coming year.
