FAPE During Remote Learning

Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for Students with Disabilities During Remote Learning

 

When a Local Educational Agency (LEA) moves from an in-person school day to a remote learning school day, the LEA is required to provide instruction to ALL students. This includes the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for students with disabilities. Prior to utilizing a remote learning school day, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team should convene to determine how to best meet a student’s needs and determine what supports or alternate means may be necessary to ensure each student can appropriately participate in the remote learning school day. Any accommodations or modifications the IEP team determines to be appropriate for the student to participate in the remote learning school day should be documented in the student’s IEP and provided to the student during the remote learning day. If FAPE is not provided during a remote learning day, the IEP team must make an individualized determination to decide whether the student requires compensatory education.

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