The Board of Trustees recognizes the need to identify and evaluate children with disabilities in order to provide them with the services required by law.
The district shall provide a free appropriate public education to students who reside within the district and who are classified as disabled under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Such students shall receive regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet their individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met. (34 CFR 104.33)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
49423.5 Specialized physical health care services
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3051.12 Health and Nursing Services
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
705 Definitions; Vocational Rehabilitation Act
794 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
104.1-104.61 Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap, especially:
104.1 Purpose to effectuate Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
104.3 Definitions
104.32 Location and notification
104.33 Free appropriate public education
104.34 Educational setting
104.35 Evaluation and placement
104.36 Procedural safeguards
COURT DECISIONS
Christopher S. v. Stanislaus County Office of Education, (2004) 384 F.3d 1205
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Rights of Students with Diabetes Under IDEA and Section 504, Policy Brief, November 2007
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LEGAL ADVISORIES
Legal Advisory on Rights of Students with Diabetes in California's K-12 Public Schools, August 2007
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS
Dear Colleague Letter; January 2013
Dear Colleague Letter and Questions and Answers on ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; January 2012
Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities: Requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, September 2007
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr
Policy VISTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: June 23, 2011 Vista, California