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BP 6164.6

Identification and Education Under Section 504

Section:
6000 - Instruction
Status:
Active
Adopted:
2017-11-14
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BP 6164.6 — Identification and Education Under Section 504

Section: 6000 - Instruction
Status: Active

Adopted: 2017-11-14

Policy text

IDENTIFICATION​ ​AND​ ​EDUCATION​ ​UNDER​ ​SECTION​ ​504

The​ ​Governing​ ​Board​ ​believes​ ​that​ ​all​ ​children,​ ​including​ ​children​ ​with​ ​disabilities,​ ​should​ ​have the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​in​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​and​ ​nurturing​ ​environment.​ ​The​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee shall​ ​work​ ​to​ ​identify​ ​children​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​who​ ​reside​ ​within​ ​the​ ​jurisdiction​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​they​ ​receive​ ​educational​ ​and​ ​related​ ​services​ ​required​ ​by​ ​law.

The​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​provide​ ​qualified​ ​students​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​with​ ​a​ ​free appropriate​ ​public​ ​education​ ​(FAPE),​ ​as​ ​defined​ ​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 students​ ​without​ ​disabilities​ ​are​ ​met.

In​ ​addition,​ ​qualified​ ​students​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​provided​ ​an​ ​equal​ ​opportunity​ ​to participate​ ​in​ ​programs​ ​and​ ​activities​ ​that​ ​are​ ​integral​ ​components​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district’s​ ​basic education​ ​program,​ ​including,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to,​ ​extracurricular​ ​athletics,​ ​interscholastic​ ​sports, and/or​ ​other​ ​nonacademic​ ​activities.

In​ ​providing​ ​services​ ​to​ ​students​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​under​ ​Section​ ​504,​ ​the​ ​Superintendent​ ​or designee​ ​shall​ ​ensure​ ​district​ ​compliance​ ​with​ ​law,​ ​including​ ​providing​ ​the​ ​students​ ​and​ ​their parents/guardians​ ​with​ ​applicable​ ​procedural​ ​safeguards​ ​and​ ​required​ ​notifications.​ ​Any​ ​dispute as​ ​to​ ​the​ ​identification,​ ​evaluation,​ ​or​ ​placement​ ​of​ ​any​ ​student​ with​ ​a​ ​disability​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​resolved in​ ​accordance​ ​with​ ​the​ ​processes​ ​specified​ ​in​ ​the​ ​“Procedural​ ​Safeguards”​ ​section​ ​of​ ​the accompanying​ ​administrative​ ​regulation.

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