NOAH AOC

Just to clarify, the IDEA provides for a "free and appropriate PUBLIC education" (commonly referred to as FAPE). It does not matter whether private schools get money from the state, the federal law says that children with disabilities must be provided education in the public school system. For the most...

My son attended private school, so I will try to answer your question as clearly as possible. I would also recommend that you visit the US department of education website and familiarize yourself with IDEA (the federal law that provides special education for children with disabilities). http://www.ed...

My son with OCA attended Catholic school for kindergarten, then third through 7th grades (did 2 years at public school which were a disaster!). In his case, we were able to get services in the private school through special ed. The primary reasons were that they were already providing services to a hearing...