Section 504 Common Myths

In the winter edition of In CASE (Counsel for Administrators in Special Education), Julie Weatherly presents four common myths with regard to section 504. http://web.wmisd.org/General%20Educations/504/504%20Documents/504%20Myths.pdf.

The common myths are as follows:

Myth #1: The Student Support Team process is the "way" to special education.

Myth #2: Section 504 provides more than IDEA in terms of coverage and protection in the general education environment.

Myth #3: Every student who has ever been in special education is automatically covered by Section 504 because the student has a "record of" a disability.

Myth #4: When a student is referred for a special education evaluation and is deemed ineligible for special education services, the student is automatically covered by Section 504.

Please follow the link above for the REALITY associated with each of these four myths.

Please tune in tomorrow for the next six 504 myths and their associated realities.

If you are interested in reading the original version of section 504 law, follow this link to The Rehabilitation Act of 1973> http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/reg/narrative.html