Schools Reminded Not To Delay Special Ed Evaluations
Officials at the U.S. Department of Education are raising concerns
that school districts are inappropriately holding up or preventing
evaluations of kids who may have disabilities.
In a notice
sent to state education leaders across the country this spring, the
federal agency said that it is worried that some schools “may be using
response to intervention (RTI) strategies to delay or deny a timely
initial evaluation for preschool children suspected of having a
disability.”
That is problematic, the Education Department said, because the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that states and
school districts ensure that all children needing special education
services are flagged...
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/06/16/schools-reminded-evaluations/22421/
Delaying is not as bad as denying!
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