Education Laws
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) are the federal special education rules. It allows
individuals with special needs the access to education of their typical peers and provides for laws that
must be upheld in provision of education. Article 7 is Indiana’s Special Education Law. Revisions Feb.
2010.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (504)-A civil rghts law designed to eliminate
discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Section 504 guarantees certain rights to individuals with disabilities, including the right to full participation
and access to a free and appropriate public education.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-Law reauthorizing a number of federal programs aimed at improving the
performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for
states, school districts, and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which
schools their children will attend. Additionally, it promoted an increased focus on reading.
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)-Regulations provide that educational agencies
and institutions that receive funding under a program administered by the U. S. Department of Education
must provide students with access to their education records, an opportunity to seek to have the records
amended, and some control over the disclosure of information from the records. With several exceptions,
schools must have a student’s consent prior to the disclosure of education records. Examples of
situations affected by FERPA include school employees divulging information to someone other than the
child’s parents about a child’s grades or behavior, and school work posted on a bulletin board with a
grade. For additional information, you may call 800-872-5327.
Indiana "Anti-bullying" Law establishes the Indiana Safe Schools fund to provide educational outreach and
training to school personnel concerning: the identification of; the prevention of; and intervention in
bullying.
McKinney-Vento Act ensures that each "homeless: or displaced child or youth has equal access to the
same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and
youth.
Links have been moved to: Education Resources.
individuals with special needs the access to education of their typical peers and provides for laws that
must be upheld in provision of education. Article 7 is Indiana’s Special Education Law. Revisions Feb.
2010.
- Part C--Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (ages Birth to 2)
- Part B--Children and Youth (ages 3-21)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (504)-A civil rghts law designed to eliminate
discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Section 504 guarantees certain rights to individuals with disabilities, including the right to full participation
and access to a free and appropriate public education.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-Law reauthorizing a number of federal programs aimed at improving the
performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for
states, school districts, and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which
schools their children will attend. Additionally, it promoted an increased focus on reading.
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)-Regulations provide that educational agencies
and institutions that receive funding under a program administered by the U. S. Department of Education
must provide students with access to their education records, an opportunity to seek to have the records
amended, and some control over the disclosure of information from the records. With several exceptions,
schools must have a student’s consent prior to the disclosure of education records. Examples of
situations affected by FERPA include school employees divulging information to someone other than the
child’s parents about a child’s grades or behavior, and school work posted on a bulletin board with a
grade. For additional information, you may call 800-872-5327.
Indiana "Anti-bullying" Law establishes the Indiana Safe Schools fund to provide educational outreach and
training to school personnel concerning: the identification of; the prevention of; and intervention in
bullying.
McKinney-Vento Act ensures that each "homeless: or displaced child or youth has equal access to the
same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and
youth.
Links have been moved to: Education Resources.
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