CLC Project

The requirements of IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and their relationship
with free and appropriate public education

EAD 505-0501
October 24, 2020
By: J. Huggins, S. Parrott, K. Tucker, C. Young
 Purpose
● Staff get a better understanding of IDEA, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and a student’s right to a free and appropriate public education.
● Case analysis
● IDEA
● Case Law
● Mission/Vision
● Social Justice
 Summary/Key points of Case 38

● Nottingham High School

● Miguel Hernandez
● Miguel’s football injury
● Wheelchair accessibility issues
● Howard Kerri
 What is the problem?

● Miguel Hernandez was moved

from his current biology class, due
to no wheelchair access
 Questions to address

● Is the course equal?

● IDEA specifics

● Wheelchair accessible

● Second location
 Key Players
● Miguel Hernandez
● Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez
● The principal of Nottingham High School
● Ms. Gusman, the guidance counselor
● Howard Kerri, lawyer for Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez
 Possible solutions and why?

● Meeting with special services

● Online Biology
● Moving Biology class
● Off-campus Biology
 IDEA & impact on decisions

● Individuals Disability Education Act

○ SafeGuard
● Equal opportunities for special education
● Less Restrictive environment
● Falls under Section 504 in Rehabilitation act of 1973
○ Denying FAPE
 Case Law

● Board of Education v. Rowley, (1982)

○ Administrators determine requirements

● Forest Grove School District v. T. A (2009)

○ Private school tuition paid
 Vision and Mission

● Moral Values

● High Quality Education

 Social Justice

● What is social justice?

● How does the solution support social justice?

 References

Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)

Forest Grove School District v. T. A., 557 U.S. 230 (2009)

Hanson, K.L.(2009).A casebook for school leaders: linking the ISLLC standards to effective

practice (3rd ed.).Pearson Education, Inc.

http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2008/a-casebook-for-school-leaders-custom_ebook_3e.php

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq. (2019).

National Heritage Academies. (2020). Teacher Handbook. Author.