On March 25, 2024, Bureau of Special Education Director Carole L. Clancy sent a PENN*LINK message to all LEAs with the subject line Recent Guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and PaTTAN. That message states that, for the 2023-24 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Bureau of Special Education (BSE) is sharing updated links to recent guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Education (USDE) and Health and Human Services (HHS). The links below will cover the topics of discipline provisions for students with disabilities as set forth in the Individuals with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), inclusion of students with disabilities in early childhood programs, general supervision responsibilities, student discipline under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, military-connected children with disabilities and Intervener Services. These links are provided for review.
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/qa-addressing-the-needs-of-children-with-disabilities-and-idea-discipline-provisions.pdf
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/policy-statement-on-inclusion-11-28-2023.pdf
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Guidance_on_State_General_Supervision_Responsibilities_under_Parts_B_and_C_of_IDEA-07-24-2023.pdf
- https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/504-discipline-guidance.pdf
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Letter-to-State-Directors-of-Special-ED-Military-Connected-Children-with-Disabilities-11-09-2023.pdf
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/DCL-on-Myths-and-Facts-Surrounding-Assistive-Technology-Devices-01-22-2024.pdf
- https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Myths-and-Facts-Surrounding-Assistive-Technology-Devices-01-22-2024.pdf
- https://www.pattan.net/Disabilities/Deaf-Blind/Interveners
For additional information, please visit the following sites.
- https://www.ed.gov/
- https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html
- https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
For questions about the recent guidance, please email Tim Krushinski [email protected].