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Can I see my child’s school records?Background reading
Background reading
At schools covered by FERPA, parents can inspect education records within 45 days of a request. These rights usually move to the student at age 18 or when they enter college.
Send a dated request to the school’s records office and keep a copy.
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Can I ask the school to correct an inaccurate record?Background reading
Background reading
Yes. FERPA lets parents, or students who hold these rights, ask to change inaccurate education records.
Identify the entry and the correction you want. This is not a general right to overturn a grade or disciplinary judgment.
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Do students have free-speech rights at public school?Background reading
Background reading
Yes. Students have free-speech rights, but schools can impose some restrictions. The setting and whether expression disrupts school can matter.
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My child is struggling at school. Can I request a disability evaluation?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationA child suspected of needing special education under IDEA Part B, through the responsible public school district.
Yes. A parent can request an initial evaluation under IDEA. If the school agrees, the usual federal evaluation period is 60 days after parental consent, unless your state sets a different period.
What to do next
- Write to the school’s special education coordinator describing the difficulties you observe.
- Ask for an initial evaluation and the consent form. Keep a dated copy.
- Ask which state timeline applies and who will send the evaluation results.
Words you can use
I request an initial special education evaluation for [CHILD]. I am concerned about [SPECIFIC DIFFICULTY]. Please explain the next steps and consent process.
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What could change this answer?
- The school can refuse if it does not suspect a disability, but must explain its refusal in writing.
- Transfers and a parent repeatedly failing to make a child available can affect the timeline.
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The school refused to evaluate my child. Can I get its reasons in writing?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationA public school district’s refusal to initiate or change an evaluation under IDEA.
Ask for the school’s prior written notice. It must explain the refusal, the information used, other options considered and how to find help understanding your procedural rights.
What to do next
- Save your evaluation request and the school’s reply.
- Ask the special education office for prior written notice and the procedural safeguards notice.
- Identify the reasons you disagree with and use the dispute contacts in those notices.
Words you can use
Please send prior written notice explaining the refusal to evaluate [CHILD], including the information relied on and my procedural safeguards.
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What could change this answer?
- The notice must be understandable to the general public.
- It must be in your native language or usual communication method unless clearly not feasible.
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I do not understand English well. Can I have an interpreter at my child’s IEP meeting?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationA parent taking part in a child’s individualized education program meeting under IDEA.
The public agency must take steps to make sure you understand the IEP meeting, including arranging an interpreter when your native language is not English or you are deaf.
What to do next
- Reply to the meeting invitation with your language or communication needs.
- Ask the IEP coordinator to confirm the interpreter arrangements.
- If you cannot understand during the meeting, say so and ask for the needed support.
Words you can use
I need an interpreter in [LANGUAGE] to understand and participate in the IEP meeting on [DATE]. Please confirm the arrangements.
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What could change this answer?
- This rule concerns participation in the IEP meeting.
- It does not by itself settle which documents must be translated in every situation.
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Can I stop my school from sharing my child’s directory information?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationA parent or eligible student responding to a FERPA-covered school’s directory-information notice.
At a school covered by FERPA, you can restrict disclosure of designated directory information by following the school’s notice and its opt-out deadline.
What to do next
- Ask the school office for its current directory-information notice.
- Identify which listed information you do not want shared.
- Submit the written opt-out by the school’s deadline and keep confirmation.
Words you can use
Please restrict disclosure of [LISTED DETAILS] under your directory-information policy. Please confirm receipt of this request.
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What could change this answer?
- FERPA rights transfer to the student at 18 or attendance at a postsecondary institution.
- Other FERPA exceptions may allow disclosure without your consent.
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Does signing consent for a special-education evaluation also authorize special-education services?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents of children being considered for initial special-education evaluation and services in public schools.
No. Informed consent for an initial evaluation is separate from consent for the initial provision of special education and related services.
What to do next
- Read the consent form and identify whether it concerns evaluation or initial services.
- Ask the district to explain unclear terms before signing and keep the completed form.
- Discuss any refusal or withdrawal with the special-education coordinator and request the applicable procedural safeguards.
What could change this answer?
- A child’s age and transferred educational rights can change who consents.
- A district may have evaluation-dispute options that it lacks when initial services are refused.
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I disagree with the district’s disability evaluation. Can I request an independent evaluation at public expense?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents disputing a completed public-agency special-education evaluation of their child.
Under federal special-education law, a parent who disagrees with a public-agency evaluation may request an independent educational evaluation. The agency must fund it or promptly seek a hearing to defend its evaluation.
What to do next
- Identify the evaluation and request an independent educational evaluation at public expense in writing.
- Ask for the agency’s evaluator information and applicable criteria.
- Keep its response and seek procedural assistance if it neither funds the evaluation nor initiates due process without unnecessary delay.
What could change this answer?
- One publicly funded independent evaluation is available for each agency evaluation with which you disagree.
- If the agency proves its evaluation appropriate, you may obtain an independent evaluation at your own expense.
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Can the school require months of intervention before evaluating a suspected disability?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren who may need special education while receiving general classroom interventions.
A school cannot use response to intervention or a multi-tiered support process to delay or deny a special-education evaluation when a disability is suspected.
What to do next
- Request evaluation in writing and describe the learning, behavior, or functional concerns.
- Ask whether the district suspects a disability and request a written explanation of any refusal.
- Preserve intervention records and contact the state special-education office if intervention is being used to postpone the evaluation process.
What could change this answer?
- Evaluation timelines generally run from consent, subject to applicable state timing and exceptions.
- Interventions can continue while an evaluation proceeds.
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Can a school evaluate my child for disability only in English when another language gives more accurate results?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren receiving special-education evaluations whose language or communication needs affect testing.
Federal special-education assessments must use the child’s native language or other communication mode and a form likely to yield accurate information, unless clearly not feasible.
What to do next
- Tell the evaluator which languages and communication methods your child uses.
- Request assessment methods that distinguish language development from disability-related needs.
- Ask for the evaluation report and an explanation of any decision that native-language assessment was not feasible.
What could change this answer?
- The appropriate method can differ by skill being assessed and the child’s actual proficiency.
- A single test cannot be the sole basis for eligibility or the educational program.
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Can the district keep my child’s old disability evaluation indefinitely without discussing reevaluation?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren already eligible for federal special-education services whose educational or related-service needs need review.
Federal special-education law requires reevaluation at least once every three years unless the parent and agency agree it is unnecessary. Needs or a parent or teacher request may also trigger reevaluation.
What to do next
- Check the last evaluation date and collect evidence of changed needs or progress.
- Ask the special-education coordinator for the reevaluation plan and consent process.
- Request an explanation of what existing data will be used and whether additional assessments are needed.
What could change this answer?
- Reevaluation generally cannot occur more than once a year unless parent and agency agree.
- If no new data are needed, parents retain a right to request assessment as described in the notice.
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Do I have to pay to get a copy of my child’s IEP?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents of children with an individualized education program under federal special-education law.
No. Federal special-education law requires the public agency to give the parent a copy of the child’s IEP at no cost.
What to do next
- Ask the case manager for the current complete IEP, including amendments.
- Check that service schedules, goals, and agreed supports appear in the copy.
- Keep the request and contact the special-education administrator if the agency demands payment or does not provide it.
What could change this answer?
- Educational rights may transfer to the student under applicable age-of-majority rules.
- A draft discussed at a meeting may differ from the final IEP, so confirm which version you received.
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Can I bring someone who knows my child’s needs to an IEP meeting?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents participating in their child’s individualized education program (IEP) team meeting.
Yes. A parent may invite a person with knowledge or special expertise about the child, and the inviting party determines that expertise.
What to do next
- Tell the case manager who will attend and their connection to your child’s needs.
- Share relevant concerns or reports beforehand when practical.
- If attendance is refused, request the reason in writing and raise the issue with the special-education administrator.
What could change this answer?
- Required team members and their excusal rules remain separate requirements.
- An invitee’s participation does not give that person authority to consent on the parent’s behalf.
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My child is approaching 16 and the IEP says nothing about life after high school. Is transition planning required?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents eligible for federal special-education services preparing for education, training, employment, and where appropriate independent living after school.
The first IEP in effect when a student turns 16 must include appropriate measurable postsecondary goals and transition services, updated annually. Earlier planning may be appropriate.
What to do next
- Check the IEP that will be in effect on the student’s sixteenth birthday.
- Request age-appropriate transition assessment and discuss the student’s interests and goals.
- Ask the team to identify services and courses needed and include the student in transition discussions.
What could change this answer?
- States may require planning before the federal age threshold.
- Independent-living goals depend on the student’s needs; adult agencies have separate eligibility rules.
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Can my child be removed from the regular classroom just because the curriculum needs modification?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren eligible for federal special-education services whose classroom placement is being changed because of modified instruction.
Federal special-education law says a child cannot be removed from an age-appropriate regular classroom solely because the general curriculum needs modification.
What to do next
- Ask which specific needs the proposed placement addresses and what supports were considered.
- Request discussion of supplementary aids and services in the regular classroom.
- Ask for the placement decision and reasons in writing and review dispute options in the procedural safeguards.
What could change this answer?
- Whether education can be achieved satisfactorily with supports matters.
- Placement must be based on the IEP and decided by a group that includes the parents.
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Can a district refuse summer special-education services because my child has the wrong disability label?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents eligible for federal special-education services whose needs may require services beyond the normal school year.
No. Extended school year services must be considered individually when necessary for a free appropriate public education. Districts cannot restrict them to particular disability categories.
What to do next
- Ask the IEP team to consider extended-school-year before the school year ends.
- Bring data about skill loss, recovery, progress, or other relevant individual needs.
- Request written reasons if services are refused because of a disability label or fixed program limit.
What could change this answer?
- The services needed depend on the individual student’s need for a free appropriate public education.
- A district cannot unilaterally cap the type, amount, or duration of necessary extended-school-year services.
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Can my child take a school-provided communication device home if it is needed for the IEP?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren eligible for federal special-education services who need assistive technology outside the classroom to receive an appropriate education.
Federal special-education law requires access to school-purchased assistive technology at home or elsewhere when the IEP team determines it is necessary for the child to receive a free appropriate public education.
What to do next
- Describe the homework, communication, or other educational need that requires use outside school.
- Ask the IEP team to decide and document necessary home access and training.
- Clarify transport, charging, repair, and backup arrangements so the support works in practice.
What could change this answer?
- The IEP team’s determination of educational necessity is central.
- A different effective device or arrangement may meet the need, depending on the child’s circumstances.
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Can transportation be an IEP service when my child cannot safely use the regular school bus?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents eligible for federal special-education services whose disability-related travel needs affect access to special education.
Transportation can be a required special-education related service when needed for a child to benefit from special education, including required specialized equipment.
What to do next
- Describe the specific boarding, mobility, medical, or supervision difficulty to the IEP team.
- Request an individualized transportation assessment and discussion of necessary supports.
- Ask the team to document the service and practical arrangements in the IEP if required.
What could change this answer?
- The child’s educational access and functional needs determine the service.
- Ordinary transportation rules and requirements for disability-related related services are different questions.
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My child with an IEP is being expelled. Must the school review whether the behavior was disability-related?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents eligible for federal special-education services facing discipline that constitutes a change of placement.
Within ten school days of a decision to change placement for a conduct violation, the district, parent, and relevant IEP team members must review whether the behavior was directly related to disability or resulted from failure to implement the IEP. This is a manifestation determination.
What to do next
- Request the removal dates, disciplinary decision, and manifestation-review meeting details.
- Gather the IEP, implementation records, evaluations, and relevant behavior information.
- Discuss disability connection and any failure to implement the IEP; request the decision and appeal safeguards promptly.
What could change this answer?
- A pattern of shorter removals can count as a placement change.
- The outcome depends on disability relationship and IEP implementation, not merely the existence of a diagnosis.
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Can my child with a disability be routinely excluded from physical education instead of receiving needed supports?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren eligible for federal special-education services whose school replaces PE with sitting out or unrelated tasks because of disability.
Federal special-education law requires physical education, specially designed when necessary, for eligible children. Children generally must have an opportunity to participate in regular PE unless specified exceptions apply.
What to do next
- Ask what PE instruction and accommodations the child currently receives.
- Request IEP-team consideration of regular PE participation and any specially designed instruction needed.
- Document repeated exclusion and ask the special-education administrator for a written response.
What could change this answer?
- A child in a separate facility must still receive appropriate PE.
- A need for specially designed PE in the IEP may justify a different setting or instruction.
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If I voluntarily choose a private school, must the district provide every service from the public-school IEP there?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents voluntarily enrolling a child with a disability in a private school at their own expense.
No. A parentally placed private-school child has no individual entitlement under federal special-education law to all services they would receive in public school. Eligible children may receive designated equitable services.
What to do next
- Ask the district responsible for private-school child find about evaluation and equitable services.
- Request information about the consultation process and criteria for selecting children and services.
- If your child is selected, obtain the services plan and clarify location, schedule, and transportation arrangements.
What could change this answer?
- Who placed the child and why materially changes the rules.
- Available equitable services are determined through the federal private-school special-education process and may differ from a public-school individualized education program (IEP).
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We lost housing and do not have school or vaccination records. Can the school delay enrollment?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren and youths who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and seek public-school enrollment.
McKinney-Vento requires immediate enrollment of eligible homeless children and youths even when normally required records are missing. The school must assist in obtaining necessary records.
What to do next
- Describe the current living situation and ask to speak with the district homeless liaison.
- Request immediate enrollment while staff obtain school and health records.
- Keep any refusal and ask the liaison about the written dispute and appeal process.
What could change this answer?
- Sharing housing qualifies when caused by loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
- School selection and best-interest considerations are separate from missing paperwork.
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After losing housing, can my child get transportation to stay at the school of origin?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationMcKinney-Vento-eligible students seeking continuity at their school of origin.
For an eligible homeless child, transportation to and from the school of origin must be provided or arranged upon a parent’s request, or the liaison’s request for an unaccompanied youth.
What to do next
- Tell the district homeless liaison where the student is temporarily staying.
- Request school-of-origin attendance and transportation in writing.
- If two districts are involved, ask their liaisons to arrange transportation and provide a start date.
What could change this answer?
- The child’s best interest and the parent’s or youth’s wishes affect school selection.
- After permanent housing is obtained, school-of-origin protection generally continues through that academic year.
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The district disputes whether we qualify as homeless. Must my child stay out of school during the appeal?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationChildren and youths in a McKinney-Vento dispute with a public-school district.
No. During a covered eligibility, school-selection, or enrollment dispute, the child must be immediately enrolled in the school sought pending resolution, including available appeals.
What to do next
- Ask for the district’s written decision, explanation, and appeal rights.
- Request immediate enrollment pending resolution and contact the homeless liaison.
- Submit your appeal within the stated process and keep records of missed attendance or services.
What could change this answer?
- A dispute about an unrelated educational issue may use a different process.
- Unaccompanied youths can obtain liaison help without a parent completing the process.
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Can a school send essential enrollment and discipline information only in English to a parent who cannot understand it?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationLimited-English-proficient parents communicating with schools receiving federal financial assistance.
Title VI requires meaningful communication with limited-English-proficient parents about important school information in a language they can understand.
What to do next
- Tell the school your preferred language and identify the notice or meeting you cannot understand.
- Request competent interpretation or translated essential information at no charge.
- Save unresolved requests and report the communication barrier through the district or Education OCR.
What could change this answer?
- A parent may need language assistance even when the child speaks English fluently.
- Essential information can include enrollment, discipline, special education, and meaningful participation in school programs.
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Can a school stop English-language services because my child also qualifies for special education?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationEnglish learners with disabilities in covered public-school programs.
No. A student eligible for both must receive appropriate language assistance and disability-related services; the school cannot require a choice between them.
What to do next
- Ask the English-learner and special-education teams to identify both sets of needs.
- Request a coordinated plan showing when each required service is delivered.
- Document any either-or demand and raise it with the district’s civil-rights coordinator or Education OCR.
What could change this answer?
- Parents may choose to decline particular language services through the applicable process.
- The type and intensity of each service depend on an individualized assessment, not the disability or language label alone.
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Students repeatedly direct racial slurs at my child. Does the school have responsibilities after learning about it?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents facing race, color, or national-origin harassment at schools receiving federal aid.
A federally funded school must address racial or national-origin harassment that creates a hostile environment and take effective steps to end it, prevent recurrence, and remedy its effects.
What to do next
- Report specific incidents, dates, witnesses, and educational effects to school administrators.
- Request a prompt response, practical protection, and a written explanation of next steps.
- Preserve further incidents and consider Education OCR if the school’s response is inadequate.
What could change this answer?
- Title VI covers shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, which can overlap with religion.
- A school’s knowledge and response affect the legal analysis; urgent threats also need immediate safety reporting.
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I turned 18 but am still in high school. Who now controls my FERPA rights?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents at FERPA-covered schools who have reached age 18.
FERPA rights generally transfer from the parent to the student at age 18, even while the student remains in high school.
What to do next
- Tell the records office you want to exercise your eligible-student access and consent rights.
- Review existing disclosure authorizations and decide what access you want to authorize.
- Ask the school to identify the legal basis for any parent disclosure you question.
What could change this answer?
- Rights also transfer upon attendance at a postsecondary institution at any age.
- Tax-dependent status and qualifying health or safety emergencies can permit certain parent disclosures.
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Can a school deny me my child’s records just because I am the noncustodial parent?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents seeking records at a FERPA-covered school before rights transfer to the eligible student.
FERPA generally gives both custodial and noncustodial parents rights unless a court order, state law, or other binding document specifically removes them.
What to do next
- Make a records request and identify your relationship to the child.
- Provide relevant custody documents if requested, focusing on any actual restriction on educational rights.
- Ask for the specific legal basis if the school relies only on a noncustodial label to refuse access.
What could change this answer?
- A protective or custody order may specifically restrict these rights.
- FERPA rights ordinarily transfer when the student turns 18 or attends postsecondary education.
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My child’s discipline record also mentions other students. Can the school refuse all access for that reason?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents or eligible students requesting access to a mixed-student education record under 34 CFR 99.12.
When an education record contains information about multiple students, FERPA gives you access to the information specifically about your child, rather than unrestricted access to everyone’s information.
What to do next
- Identify the record and the information about your child that you seek.
- Ask the records officer about redaction, segregating the relevant information, or another lawful access method.
- Keep a blanket refusal and raise the access issue through the school’s records process or SPPO.
What could change this answer?
- What can be separated without disclosing another student’s protected information matters.
- Whether the item is an education record directly related to the student affects FERPA coverage.
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Is there a deadline to complain to the federal student-privacy office about a FERPA violation?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationParents and eligible students alleging a FERPA violation by a covered educational agency or institution.
A FERPA complaint generally must reach the Student Privacy Policy Office within 180 days of the violation or when you knew or reasonably should have known of it.
What to do next
- Record the relevant event and when you learned of it.
- Use SPPO’s FERPA complaint form to explain the school, facts, dates, and right involved.
- Include relevant correspondence and retain a copy and proof of submission.
What could change this answer?
- The person filing generally must hold the FERPA rights at issue.
- Disagreement with a substantive academic decision is not by itself a FERPA violation.
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Will my college automatically identify my disability and arrange academic adjustments?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationQualified students with disabilities at federally funded colleges or public postsecondary institutions.
Usually no. In postsecondary education, students seeking disability adjustments generally must identify their need and follow the school’s reasonable request process.
What to do next
- Contact disability services before the support is needed and describe the access barrier.
- Ask for the request procedure, documentation requirements, and expected response time.
- Work with staff on an effective adjustment and use the grievance process if access remains unresolved.
What could change this answer?
- The school can require reasonable documentation supporting disability and the needed adjustment.
- Schools need not lower essential academic requirements or fundamentally alter a program.
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Does my high-school IEP automatically require my college to provide the same accommodations?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationStudents transitioning from high-school special-education or Section 504 disability services to college.
No. A college applies postsecondary disability standards and its documentation process. A former IEP can be helpful evidence but does not automatically control college adjustments.
What to do next
- Obtain the IEP, evaluations, and relevant records before leaving high school.
- Ask college disability services what documentation it needs for each requested adjustment.
- Explain the current access barrier and discuss effective supports for the college setting.
What could change this answer?
- Some colleges accept existing documentation; others may reasonably need additional information.
- A college is not required to provide the same free appropriate public education services required of a public K-12 school.
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Must my college hire an attendant to help me dress and eat during the day?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationCollege students with disabilities arranging personal assistance and academic access.
Federal postsecondary disability rules do not generally require colleges to provide personal attendants or services of a personal nature. They still must address educational access obligations.
What to do next
- Separate personal-care tasks from classroom, communication, and program-access needs.
- Ask disability services which educational supports the institution will provide.
- Coordinate personal assistance through available community, benefits, or personal arrangements and challenge any unrelated educational access denial.
What could change this answer?
- A college may voluntarily offer services beyond its federal minimum duties.
- The function of the requested assistance, not merely its label, affects whether it is personal or an educational aid.
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Can a professor apply a blanket no-recording rule to a student who needs recording as a disability aid?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationQualified college students needing lecture recording or a comparable aid because of disability.
A college cannot apply a rule that improperly prevents use of an effective disability-related auxiliary aid. It should consider the student’s access need and an appropriate accommodation.
What to do next
- Request the aid through disability services and explain the functional need.
- Ask staff to coordinate an effective arrangement with the instructor.
- Discuss reasonable confidentiality or copyright agreements and use the disability grievance process if access is denied.
What could change this answer?
- Another aid may be appropriate if it is actually effective for the student.
- The institution can address legitimate copyright or speech concerns through suitable limits on use.
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My college offers dorms. Can it charge more for the accessible room I need?Federal rule · specific setting
Federal rule · specific setting
For this situationQualified students with disabilities seeking institution-provided housing at covered colleges.
When covered colleges provide housing to nondisabled students, they must provide comparable, convenient, accessible housing to students with disabilities at the same cost.
What to do next
- Submit the disability-related housing request within the school’s housing process.
- Explain the needed features and ask for comparable options and their charges.
- Keep offers and pricing, then use the disability grievance process or Education OCR if disability access creates an unequal charge.
What could change this answer?
- The comparison concerns comparable accessible housing, not every optional luxury feature.
- Privately operated off-campus housing can involve different legal duties and complaint routes.
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How do I document a problem at school?Background reading
Background reading
Start with school communications; policies and relevant dates; requests and responses.
Keep your own observations separate from what someone told you. These are preparation steps, not a finding about your rights or eligibility.
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