Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School & Child Care

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2.24Q: Does Section 504 have requirements about physical accessibility of buildings?........................................................................................................... 23 2.25Q: Does Section 504 apply to students with disabilities beyond the age of 21? .... 24 2.26Q: What happens if a school district or other recipient of federal funding violates Section 504?....................................................................................................... 24 2.27Q: What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?................................................... 24 2.28Q: Does the ADA apply to schools? ………………………………………………25 2.29Q: What happens if a school violates the ADA? .................................................... 25 2.30Q: Must parochial schools comply with Section 504 or the ADA ………………..25 CHAPTER THREE What are the Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in the Child Care Setting? .................................................................................... 27 3.1Q: 3.2Q: 3.3Q: 3.4Q: 3.5Q: 3.6Q: 3.7Q: 3.8Q: Can a child care provider reject a child from care on the basis of the child’s epilepsy? ............................................................................................................ 27 What general obligations do child care providers have under the ADA and Section 504?....................................................................................................... 27 Can a child care provider reject a child with epilepsy from care because the child needs routine administration of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to prevent or minimize seizures? ........................................................................................ 28 Can a child care provider reject a child with epilepsy from care because the child would require administration of emergency antiepileptic medication, such as diazepam rectal gel, in the event of a prolonged seizure or cluster of seizures?............................................................................................................. 29 What level of individualized attention must be provided to a child with epilepsy? ........................................................................................................... 30 What accommodations must a child care provider make for a child with epilepsy? .................................................................................................... 31 Are all child care providers required to make the same level of accommodations for a child with epilepsy?....................................................... 31 May child care providers charge parents of a child with epilepsy for the cost of needed accommodations? ...................................................................... 32 3.9Q: May a child receive early intervention services at a child care site?................. 32 iii
Case Scenarios .............................................................................................. 32 Case Scenario 1 - Discrimination on the Basis of Epilepsy …………………………….32 Case Scenario 2 - Medication Administration ………………………………………….33 Case Scenario 3 - Private After-School Child Care Program on School Grounds ……..35 Case Scenario 4 - Public After-School Child Care Program on School Grounds ……...36 CHAPTER FOUR The Special Education Process for Children with Epilepsy: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ............................... 37 4.1Q: What are the rights of children under the IDEA? .............................................. 37 4.2Q: 4.3Q: Are children with epilepsy automatically entitled to special education and related services? .......................................................................................... 38 Does a school district have any responsibility to locate children with epilepsy who may be eligible for special education and related services?........ 38 4.4Q: What are the steps of the special education process? ........................................ 38 4.5Q: Who may refer a child with epilepsy for special education?............................. 39 4.6Q: What happens when a child is referred for special education?.......................... 39 4.7Q: What is the timeline for referral of a child for special education? .................... 39 4.8Q: 4.9Q: What kinds of decisions might the team make at the referral stage and what happens if a parent disagrees with the team’s decision?.......................... 39 What kinds of assessments might be warranted to determine special education eligibility for a student with epilepsy?............................................................... 40 4.10Q: What are the requirements for evaluation?........................................................ 40 4.11Q: What is the timeline for evaluation?.................................................................. 41 4.12Q: 4.13Q: 4.14Q: Are there requirements for reevaluating students who have been receiving special education? .............................................................................. 41 What happens if parents disagree with an evaluation that has been done by the school district? ........................................................................................ 42 Does a school district have to adopt an independent evaluation obtained by parents at their own expense? ............................................................................ 42 iv
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Page 17 and 18: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Leslie Seid Margol
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APPENDIX A: CHILD CARE SEIZURE DISO
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Myoclonic seizures: Seizures in whi
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