Schools are required to locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities from birth through age 21. (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)) The Child Find mandate applies to all children who reside within a State, including: children who attend private schools and public schools, highly mobile children, migrant children, homeless children, and children who are wards of the state. This includes all children who are suspected of having a disability, including children who receive passing grades and are “advancing from grade to grade.” (34 CFR 300.111(c)) The law does not require children to be “labeled” or classified by their disability. (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)(B); 34 CFR 300.111(d)). - See more at: wrightslaw/blog/?p=49#sthash.8PQkpxrm.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:57:36 +0000
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