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Special Education Services

Hudson City Schools provides services for students with disabilities as mandated by
the federal law Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA)
of 2004 and Ohio’s Operating Standards. Students must meet state and federal
criteria to be eligible for special education services under IDEA. A team,
consisting of the parents, regular education and special education teachers, school
psychologist, administrator (usually the Principal or Assistant Principal) considers
evaluation and testing information and determines if students meet the criteria to
be eligible for services based on 13 different disability categories. Once a student
qualifies for special education services based on state and federal criteria then an
Individualized Educational Plan or IEP is developed for that child to meet his or her
individual needs. There are mandated timelines that must be followed for each
step in this process.
Public schools are also governed by the requirements of Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
Act of 2008 which outline protections for qualified students with disabilities.
Section 504 requires that school districts provide a free appropriate public
education to qualified students who have a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities. These laws provide
protections and services to eligible students.

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