Thee United States Department of Education will be issuing guidance to schools notifying them that regardless of the COVID pandemic or how instructino is provided, students with disabilities must still receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and that infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families receive early intervention services. Here is the first guidance document, a Questions and Answers (Q/A) document, that outlines the key requirements and reminds schools of their requirement to appropriately implement IDEA's Child Find obligations. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/rts-qa-child-find-part-b-08-24-2021.pdf
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