Find answers to our October 2024 e-newsletter pop quiz below:
Test Your Knowledge of Education Rights – 2024
Answers to Pop Quiz
What do the following stand for?
a) FAPE: free appropriate public education
b) LRE: least restrictive environment
c) IEP: Individualized Education Program
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IEPs are developed under the ________, a federal law specific to the education of students with disabilities.
IEPs are developed under the IDEA, a federal law specific to the education of students with disabilities.
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504 plans are authorized under _________, a federal civil rights law that protects all people with a qualifying disability from discrimination based on their disability.
504 plans are authorized under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a federal civil rights law that protects all people with a qualifying disability from discrimination based on their disability.
Visit drcnh.org/education/section-504/ for more information.
In NH, transition planning may begin when the student turns _______ or, if appropriate, even earlier.
In NH, transition planning may begin when the student turns 14 or, if appropriate, even earlier.
Visit drcnh.org/disability-issue-areas/education/transition-planning/ for more information.
If an IEP team discusses guardianship, it must also discuss ___________ so that this less restrictive alternative can be considered.
If an IEP team discusses guardianship, it must also discuss supported decision-making so that this less restrictive alternative can be considered.
Visit https://drcnh.org/webinar/supported-decision-making/ for more information.
When a student is removed from their public school and ‘parentally-placed’ into a private school, which school has the obligation to provide that child with a FAPE or implement their IEP?
C) Neither.
When a student is removed from their public school and ‘parentally-placed’ into another setting, neither the student’s public school nor their private school has an obligation to provide that child with a FAPE or implement their IEP.
School districts do set aside a small amount of federal IDEA funding to provide ‘equitable services’ to some students with disabilities who are parentally placed out of their local public school. However, the school district has discretion to decide what services may be made available and which students will receive those services. This means that a student with disabilities who is parentally placed into a private school, no longer has a legal right to have the education supports and services contained in their IEP provided (see CFR 34 § 300.137 -138).
Visit drcnh.org/know-your-rights/education-and-the-law-a-brief-overview/ for more information.
Educators must discuss the process of ____________ with every student over the age of seventeen who has an IEP or Section 504 Plan.
Voter registration.
Voter registration is part of transition planning for students with disabilities. Under the New Hampshire law, educators must discuss the process of voter registration with every student over the age of seventeen who has an IEP or Section 504 plan.
To learn more about your voting rights and download our voting rights toolkit please visit https://drcnh.org/issue-areas/voting/ or contact our office at (603) 228-0432 or mail@drcnh.org.
Additional Resources
Education
We provide information, advice, and legal representation in several areas involving children’s education including special education, school discipline and the unlawful use of restraint and seclusion.
Education and Transition Planning
Students who receive special education services are entitled to transition supports and services. Transition supports and services are included in all Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and are designed to help children and youth with disabilities prepare for adult life.
