Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education under Section 504.

Wenkart, Ronald D.

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ERIC Number: EJ425562

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Publication Date: 1991

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Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education under Section 504.

Wenkart, Ronald D.

West's Education Law Reporter, v65 n4 p1021-29 Apr 25 1991

A review of the history of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 clearly shows that the legal standard for providing a free appropriate public education to handicapped students is set forth in the Education of the Handicapped Act and not Section 504. (39 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Public Schools, School Districts, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments 1986; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)

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