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Section 504 and Title II require public schools to provide appropriate education and modifications, aids and related services free of charge to students with disabilities and their parents or guardians.
FAPE stands for free appropriate public education. The right to FAPE is a powerful legal right for kids with disabilities. FAPE requires schools to provide special education to meet the unique needs of a child.
The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is an educational entitlement of all students in the United States who are identified as having a disability, guaranteed by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [1] [2] and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). [3]
"Free appropriate public education" is defined in Section 602 (18) of the Education of the Handicapped Act, as amended, (20 U.S.C. 1401 (18)) as "special education and related services which are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge..."
Section 504 is a Federal law that prohibits disability discrimination and guarantees that students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities, including a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in public elementary and secondary schools. 1 FAPE under Section 504 is the provision of regular or special education and ...
A free appropriate public education must be available to all children residing in the State between the ages of 3 and 21, inclusive, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school, as provided for in § 300.530(d).
Under the IDEA, public schools are required to provide each child with a disability with a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment, at no cost to the child's parents. The legal concept of "FAPE" is shorthand for "free, appropriate public education."
A free appropriate public education must be available to all children residing in the State between the ages of 3 and 21, inclusive, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school, as provided for in § 300.530 (d).
Broken down, FAPE is: Free: No cost to parents; Appropriate: A plan that is designed and planned to meet the child’s needs; Public: Within the public school setting; Education: Instruction that is outlined in the IEP; Read more at Wrightslaw.
All school-age children with disabilities who are eligible for a 504 or an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). FAPE requires students with disabilities receive the services they need to benefit from their education.