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Alan Beardsley
Christy Robson
Aysha Ata
Tom Stonehocker

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Eric Snow

Janie

Robert Wages

Young Nae

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Caroline Halford

Chris Eley

Jarrod Reames

Maicy Coon

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Not every child is eligible for special education under IDEA, and having a diagnosis doesn't guarantee eligibility. To qualify, kids must have a disability that falls under one of the 13 categories IDEA covers. They are:

1. Deaf-blindness

2. Emotional disturbance

3. Hearing impairment

4. Intellectual disability

5. Multiple disabilities

6. Orthopedic impairment

7. Other health impairment (includes ADHD)

8. Specific learning disability (includes dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other learning differences)

9. Speech or language impairment

10. Traumatic brain injury

11. Visual impairment, including blindness

However, having one of these disabilities doesn't automatically qualify a child under IDEA. To be eligible, a student must:

For example, if a student has ADHD and is doing well in school, the student might not be covered by IDEA. Sometimes schools and parents disagree over whether a child is covered. When that happens, IDEA provides options for resolving the dispute .

In 2018-2019, around 7.1 million students ages 3 to 21 received special education services under IDEA. That's 14 percent of all public school students. The most common way students qualify is with a specific learning disability. (Source: National Center for Education Statistics)

Learn more about the 13 categories IDEA covers .

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What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

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Not every child is eligible for special education under IDEA, and having a diagnosis doesn't guarantee eligibility. To qualify, kids must have a disability that falls under one of the 13 categories IDEA covers.

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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.

Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.

Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):

School officials with legitimate educational interest;

Other schools to which a student is transferring;

Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;

Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;

Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;

Accrediting organizations;

To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;

Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and

State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Home Page.

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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation's schools. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation's national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

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-Federal Laws are expanded to increase aid and accountability for low performing schools and student groups.

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-transparency
-protection for the student
-Allows the student/family to dispute if there are errors
-gives students full responsibility at 18
-basic rights for students

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It is important for anyone, including someone with a disability, to get a proper education.
On a human level, it is important to have compassion for people with disabilities.