Enforcement Of Special Education Law Reflection Paper

WEEK 6 Special Education Law: Assignment: Enforcement Of Special Education Law Reflection Paper Name Course Date What is the difference in the method used for enforcement pre- and post-IDEA? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was adopted to ensure that children with disabilities get free and appropriate public education. Pior to IDEA being adopted there was no coordination in the way disability rights were enforced in education; here there was exclusion and discrimination of these children (Lipkin & Okamoto, 2015). Additionally, IDEA ensured that there were equal opportunities for children in public schools regardless of the disabilities.Violations of IDEA have resulted in the provision of compensatory education for students. How has this been addressed when the student has aged out of the school system? Awarding compensatory education for the special education student that deprived free appropriate public education in public schools is one of the remedies. States and school districts have different provisions on the statute of limitations for compensatory education, and states can extend eligibility to those who are 18 and up to 21 years of age (Zirkel, 2015). For those who have aged out of school there is support and services including reimbursement so that students can seek better education op...