6220

ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES for STUDENTS with Disabilities

6220

Wake County Public School System assures all children with disabilities ages three (3) through twenty-one (21) will have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their individual needs in the least restrictive environment, prepares them for further education, employment, and independent living, and ensures the rights of these children and their parents are protected.

6220.1

Wake County Public School System will adhere to state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the education of students with disabilities as well as Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities as adopted by the State Board of Education.

Legal Reference:  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., 34 CFR Part 300; The Rehabilitation Act of 1963, 29 USC 706(8), 794, 34 CFR pt. 104; Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12134, 28 CFR pt. 35; GS 115C, art.9; 115C-366, -391; Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities, State Board Policy #HSP-D-000.

Adopted:  May 4, 1981

Revised:  June 18, 1990

Revised:  February 18, 1991

Revised:  October 21, 1991

Revised:  January 20, 1998

Revised:  April 8, 2008