FREE AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
EDUCATION: LA Unified School District operates under the Chanda Smith Consent Decree.
The decree is part of a 1996 settlement of a class action civil rights lawsuit that calls for improved programs and services for the district's special needs students. A committee of parents, educators and community members are responsible for overseeing implementation of the court order.
But even when services are available, obtaining them can be cumbersome and time-consuming.
The demand is the result of federal statute.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act passed by Congress in 1975, the federal government was expected to cover 40 percent of the cost of educating students with disabilities and behavioral problems.
Since then, the subsidy granted to schools nationwide has averaged 8 percent a year. But last year, the subsidy amounted to just 6.1 percent for LAUSD, representing a shortfall of more than $400 million.
At Cantara School in Reseda, Teddy Landes recieves adaptive physical education, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
EDUCATION: LA Unified School District operates under the Chanda Smith Consent Decree.
The decree is part of a 1996 settlement of a class action civil rights lawsuit that calls for improved programs and services for the district's special needs students. A committee of parents, educators and community members are responsible for overseeing implementation of the court order.
But even when services are available, obtaining them can be cumbersome and time-consuming.
The demand is the result of federal statute.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act passed by Congress in 1975, the federal government was expected to cover 40 percent of the cost of educating students with disabilities and behavioral problems.
Since then, the subsidy granted to schools nationwide has averaged 8 percent a year. But last year, the subsidy amounted to just 6.1 percent for LAUSD, representing a shortfall of more than $400 million.
At Cantara School in Reseda, Teddy Landes recieves adaptive physical education, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
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