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Justice in Schools
Last year, 21% of students in Missouri school districts moved at least once during the school year.
WHY IT MATTERS: Students who move have poorer attendance and lower academic achievement than classmates who remain in the same class.
The Role of Compensatory Education in Supporting Special Education Students
Compensatory Education: When Special Education Wasn’t Offered
If your school district does not give your child the special education services they are supposed to, you may be able to get what is called “compensatory education.”
Special Education Legal Requirements: IDEIA - Revised April 2006.
In 2004, the United States Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The new law, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), made several changes that are important for parents and advocates to understand.
Summer Services for Special Education Students - Revised March 2016.
Summer School
Summer school classes are regular curriculum classes that are available to all students. Special education students should be allowed to participate in summer school classes in the same way that non-disabled students are allowed to participate.
Special Education Testing - Revised March 2006.
If your child is a special education student, or you think they need to be tested for special education, it is important that you understand the testing process.
Your child will probably be tested several times while he or she is at school. The results of these tests will be used to decide whether your child should have special education, what types of services your child needs, and whether your child is making reasonable progress in school.
Rights of Disabled Children Under the ADA
Under Title II of the ADA—Americans With Disabilities Act—public schools cannot discriminate against students because of their disability.
This page covers some of the ways the ADA impacts your child.
The purpose of the ADA is to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. The law is broken up into three “Titles” that protect different groups of people. Title II of the ADA is the section that affects children in public schools.
Documenting Your File - Revised March 2006.
in Special Education Disputes with Your Child’s School
It is critical that you, as the parent, keep a record of verbal and written correspondence relating to a your child’s special education and testing.
We have added a handbook from The Missouri Bar, entitled, "Family Law Resource Guide.” Within the handbook is a chapter, “Assistance to Parents of Children with Disabilities.” This chapter provides numerous resources that may assist a parent with a disabled child or children.
To open the file, click on the link below.
Posted 2013. This is a case in the St. Louis area concerning your child's right to transfer to another school in the area.
There are three documents that will provide you information and forms concerning your rights to transfer your child from an unaccredited school in a district to a credited school in the district in St. Louis County or an adjoining county. This ruling applies to other school districts in Missouri, as well.
The three documents are attached.
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Justice in Schools
Last year, 21% of students in Missouri school districts moved at least once during the school year.
WHY IT MATTERS: Students who move have poorer attendance and lower academic achievement than classmates who remain in the same class.
The Role of Compensatory Education in Supporting Special Education Students
Compensatory Education: When Special Education Wasn’t Offered
If your school district does not give your child the special education services they are supposed to, you may be able to get what is called “compensatory education.”
Special Education Legal Requirements: IDEIA - Revised April 2006.
In 2004, the United States Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The new law, now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), made several changes that are important for parents and advocates to understand.
Summer Services for Special Education Students - Revised March 2016.
Summer School
Summer school classes are regular curriculum classes that are available to all students. Special education students should be allowed to participate in summer school classes in the same way that non-disabled students are allowed to participate.
Special Education Testing - Revised March 2006.
If your child is a special education student, or you think they need to be tested for special education, it is important that you understand the testing process.
Your child will probably be tested several times while he or she is at school. The results of these tests will be used to decide whether your child should have special education, what types of services your child needs, and whether your child is making reasonable progress in school.
Rights of Disabled Children Under the ADA
Under Title II of the ADA—Americans With Disabilities Act—public schools cannot discriminate against students because of their disability.
This page covers some of the ways the ADA impacts your child.
The purpose of the ADA is to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities. The law is broken up into three “Titles” that protect different groups of people. Title II of the ADA is the section that affects children in public schools.
Documenting Your File - Revised March 2006.
in Special Education Disputes with Your Child’s School
It is critical that you, as the parent, keep a record of verbal and written correspondence relating to a your child’s special education and testing.
We have added a handbook from The Missouri Bar, entitled, "Family Law Resource Guide.” Within the handbook is a chapter, “Assistance to Parents of Children with Disabilities.” This chapter provides numerous resources that may assist a parent with a disabled child or children.
To open the file, click on the link below.
Posted 2013. This is a case in the St. Louis area concerning your child's right to transfer to another school in the area.
There are three documents that will provide you information and forms concerning your rights to transfer your child from an unaccredited school in a district to a credited school in the district in St. Louis County or an adjoining county. This ruling applies to other school districts in Missouri, as well.
The three documents are attached.
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