Do all private schools accept children with disabilities?

[LSURock]

if money dictates services the school is in violation of the law.

Please thrill us all with your vast knowledge of the law and tell us what law that might be.

[gold sunrise]

A 504 is not considered special education in the state of Kentucky those are usually for kids who have not scored low enough to receive services or qualify for an actual disability.

I have taught Special Education students for the past 14 years. I also put in place the first 504 plan in our system. We had a student that had been in a very bad car wreck and needed accommodations in all classes. As stated above 504 plans are usually students with a actual disability, such as a spacial disorder, dyslexia, Tourettes and autism. They do recieve accommodations as stated in their 504 plan. These accommodations can also be for all school testing and special ACT testing.

[oldonetechnique]

Please thrill us all with your vast knowledge of the law and tell us what law that might be.

 

 

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities education act.

[rockmom]

 

 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly called P.L. 94-142 or the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975) requires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs.

IDEA requires public school systems to develop appropriate Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) for each child. The specific special education and related services outlined in each IEP reflect the individualized needs of each student.

IDEA also mandates that particular procedures be followed in the development of the IEP. Each student's IEP must be developed by a team of knowledgeable persons and must be at least reviewed annually. The team includes the child's teacher; the parents, subject to certain limited exceptions; the child, if determined appropriate; an agency representative who is qualified to provide or supervise the provision of special education; and other individuals at the parents' or agency's discretion.

 

 

If parents disagree with the proposed IEP, they can request a due process hearing and a review from the State educational agency if applicable in that state. They also can appeal the State agency's decision to State or Federal court. For more information, contact:

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20202-7100

www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep

 

 

 

Well, given the description above, it seems that the programs Trinity and Assumption voluntarily offer would meet the criteria you've indicated. I guess the caveat is that no, they don't have to. But it seems some do, and more are investigating doing the same.

[ladiesbballcoach]

I have to say I am surprised, I would have thought more private schools would have offered such programs.

 

I know my little church has had concerns about how we need to offer Sunday morning services/programs to children/adults with learning disabilities beyond just the LD classification and really don't know how to do it.

 

If anyone out there has access to programs for kids with learning disabilities BEYOND just LD that churches use, please direct me to them. I would love to be exposed to more of that information.

 

This is one area of our population that I fear easily gets overlooked by our churches in this country. Maybe not in urban areas but in rural areas.

[Covercorner]

I think that there are a general lack of special education specialists in this state. People that are qualified in this area will more than likley be at a public school, where they will be better paid. I can't speak for Louisville/Jeff. Co. Lex Cath is working on a program, and will need more people that are qualifed in this area. Lex Cath teachers only make about 94% of what Fayette Co. teachers make, and administrators are working to get that up to attract more numbers of quality teachers, and teachers that will fit the programs they are trying to implement. The school has things in place to help deal with students who may have learning disabilites, but has not had everything in place to have a full program, but hopefully soon will.

[LSURock]

I have to say I am surprised, I would have thought more private schools would have offered such programs.

 

I know my little church has had concerns about how we need to offer Sunday morning services/programs to children/adults with learning disabilities beyond just the LD classification and really don't know how to do it.

 

If anyone out there has access to programs for kids with learning disabilities BEYOND just LD that churches use, please direct me to them. I would love to be exposed to more of that information.

 

This is one area of our population that I fear easily gets overlooked by our churches in this country. Maybe not in urban areas but in rural areas.

I think the key to the Catholic schools effort is teamwork. Rather than all schools doing some, they seem to want a few schools to concentrate on this effort. Sounds like its working out pretty well. I think you are correct in the assumption that this works well in an urban setting with muliple schools in the area.

[LSURock]

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities education act.

 

Note the word "public".

[Bert]

I have to say I am surprised, I would have thought more private schools would have offered such programs.

 

I would say funding and resources limit what the smaller privates could offer.

[TigerKat]

I have heard great things about Trinity's program and see they do a great job, it helps to have parents that care unlike many of the mmd students I have here in JCPS. That goes further than any lab or program when trying to eduacate the needy.

[oldonetechnique]

I have heard great things about Trinity's program and see they do a great job, it helps to have parents that care unlike many of the mmd students I have here in JCPS. That goes further than any lab or program when trying to eduacate the needy.

 

I would agree parents that care are worth more than anything.