exceptional child education - Jefferson County Public Schools
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oom and board, will be provided by the district. The district may fulfill its responsibility under this<br />
section by providing the services directly or by contracting for those services.<br />
SECTION IV<br />
PROPER FUNCTIONING OF HEARING AIDS<br />
An LEA shall ensure that a hearing aid worn in school by a <strong>child</strong> with a hearing impairment is functioning properly. An<br />
LEA shall ensure that the external components of surgically implanted devices of <strong>child</strong>ren with disabilities are<br />
functioning properly; however, an LEA shall not be responsible for the post-surgical maintenance, programming, or<br />
replacement of the medical device that have been surgically implanted. 707 KAR 1:290, Section 3<br />
SECTION V<br />
PROGRAM OPTIONS<br />
An LEA shall ensure that all <strong>child</strong>ren with disabilities have available to them the variety of <strong>education</strong>al programs,<br />
services and curriculum as described in the Kentucky Program of Studies, 704 KAR 3:303, that is available to <strong>child</strong>ren<br />
without disabilities. These <strong>education</strong>al services may include art, music, industrial arts, consumer and family science<br />
<strong>education</strong>, and career and technical <strong>education</strong> and other <strong>education</strong>al services. 707 KAR 1:290, Section 4<br />
No <strong>child</strong> or youth with a disability will be denied access to any program, service, or curriculum<br />
solely on the basis of his or her disability. The ARC will consider if special <strong>education</strong> and related<br />
services and supplemental aids and services are needed to allow participation and will make such<br />
provisions as necessary. (See Chapter 5, “Individual Education Program”.)<br />
All <strong>child</strong>ren, including <strong>child</strong>ren and youth with disabilities, must be otherwise eligible for<br />
participation and thus meet established criteria for the specific program, service, or curriculum (e.g.,<br />
prerequisite academic requirements for a specific class).<br />
SECTION VI<br />
NONACADEMIC SERVICES<br />
An LEA shall take steps, including the provision of supplementary aids and services as determined appropriate and<br />
necessary by the <strong>child</strong>’s ARC, to provide all <strong>child</strong>ren with disabilities the nonacademic and extracurricular services and<br />
activities, which give <strong>child</strong>ren with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in those services and activities.<br />
These services and activities may include:<br />
(a) Counseling services;<br />
(b) Athletics;<br />
(c) Transportation;<br />
(d) Health services;<br />
(e) Recreational activities;<br />
(f) Special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the LEA;<br />
(g) Referrals to agencies that provide assistance to individuals with disabilities; and<br />
(h) Employment of students, including both employment by the LEA and assistance in making outside employment<br />
available. 707 KAR 1:290, Section 5<br />
No <strong>child</strong> or youth with a disability will be denied access to any program, service, or curriculum<br />
solely on the basis of his or her disability or because he or she is currently receiving services under<br />
IDEA. (See Chapter 5, “Individual Education Program”.)<br />
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