The DOE guidance clearly states that only if schools are completely closed and no education is provided to any students (with or without an IEP or 504 Plan) is a school excused from providing IEP/504 services. Once schools are operating, the DOE requires that schools “must make every effort to provide special education and related services” in accordance with the child’s IEP or 504 Plan.

Department of Education ( DOE) issued guidance to states and local governments, setting out the responsibilities of schools during the pandemic. But the answers to their questions are very much the same.īoth children should be receiving the services and supports that are provided in their IEPs. These two families face somewhat different issues one has a daughter who will be attending school part-time and the other has a daughter who will have no in-person instruction and only limited online instruction, with lots of home assignments. How should I ask the school to support my daughter? Who will take the place of her 1:1 aide and how will they be able support her online? What should I as a parent ask for?” School will reopen in distance learning format again. She is very inattentive and non-responsive in Zoom sessions. Q: “My daughter went from having a 1:1 aide at school with support from a resource specialist to home schooling, with one hour a week of instruction and lots of assignments we had to do at home. How can I be sure her Individualized Education Program (IEP) is followed in her blended model this fall - two days in person and three days at home? Her IEP made a world of difference.”

Q: “My daughter is in inclusive classes but receives help from an in-class aide. IEP for Distance Learning: Can We Still Get a School Aide?

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