Legally Best Practices in Section 504 Plans

Autor/inn/en	Holler, Rachel; Zirkel, Perry A.
Titel	Legally Best Practices in Section 504 Plans
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 65 (2008) 8, S.38-41 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Civil Rights Legislation; Disabilities; Public Education; Federal Legislation; Special Education; School Districts; Educational Indicators; Federal Programs; Attention Deficit Disorders; National Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht; Handicap; Behinderung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bundesrecht; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; School district; Schulbezirk; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung
Abstract	Section 504 is civil rights legislation that is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 directly affects public schools, prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities. More specifically to students with disabilities, Section 504 provides various procedural protections and, for students, an entitlement to "appropriate education," which the regulations define as regular or special education and related services. Before proceeding with a Section 504 plan, the school district personnel must have a clear understanding of this law in comparison with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). With more privately diagnosed impairments, such as bipolar disorder, auditory processing disorder, dysthymia, oppositional defiant disorder, multiple chemical sensitivity and food allergies, becoming part of the lexicon of public education, schools are at risk for giving out Section 504 plans as "consolation prizes." In this article, the authors discuss how a sound understanding of what Section 504 actually requires can save a school from awarding too many "consolation prizes" to students who don't qualify for an individual education plan. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10