The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance to nationwide School Districts during the coronavirus outbreak requiring them to provide compensatory education services for students with disabilities after school resumes (if they are unable to do so through e-learning during school closures). The Question and Answer document will require students’ IEP or 504 Plan Teams to meet once school resumes to determine the extent to which a student requires compensatory services. The guidance also suggests that it would be “prudent” for IEP teams to include contingency distance learning plans into all students’ IEPs due to the potential for future outbreak(s) and school closures.
April 2020
