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Idea Rights IDEA Rights Marisela Valencia Salas Department of Education, Eastern Washington University EDU565: Leadership in Today’s Schools Andrew Thalacker December 05, 2021
Idea Rights Children have rights in school, and they need to know those rights so that they can defend themselves in school. Students with disabilities have the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that prohibits discrimination towards those who are disabled. In IDEA, the government controls all funding of services that are related to special education. Students need to be able to qualify by meeting the criteria to get extra assistance in school. In contrast, the 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits those receiving federal funds from being discriminated against. The similarity is that both aims at making sure children are not discriminated against in education. As stated in the article, teachers need to have a clear understanding of both to assist their students more. Also, the 504 rule is to ensure that schools comply; if they are not, the Office of Civil Rights can remove funding. The main goal is to help students with disabilities receive services so that tomorrow they are more prepared. When parents are requesting services, I plan on having them do a questionnaire and a grade-level assessment to determine if the student needs assistance. To be eligible, the child must show development delays in certain areas, such as physical development, communication development, cognitive development, and social-emotional development. So, typically, kids in a category of disability such as students with autism, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, or other disabilities must get services from the schools. Also, the parent must give the school district consent for assessing the child before the school can determine if the student qualifies. The assessment needs to show that the child needs services to be successful in the school. For students to be eligible under section 504, there needs to be the presence of a learning disability that prevents the students from performing at the
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