You may read about some policy change in special education law or a school person may say, did you know that the US issued a letter changing the meaning of this or that, altered the requirements of the IDEA?
These policy letters help explain what the law means and gives guidance to school districts and parents. For example a recent policy letter focused on “behavior-focused treatments” for children; another stated that students who are English-language learners and are suspected of having a disability should be evaluated for special education in “the appropriate language based on the student’s needs and language skills.” A third stated that a school district that fails to stop bullying based on disability may be found to be denying disabled students their right to a free, appropriate public education.
These letters can be of help as you work on your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program). The easiest way to access these is to search: “OSEP Policy Letters“.
