COVID-19 Back to School

Click on the links below for Patti's recommended reading on Back to School during COVID-19. Check back frequently for more information. 

NEW resources as of 8/17/20
Previously recorded webinar from The Matthew Foundation: Navigating Return to School Decisions.
*We highly recommend this video. It is an hour long.

Pennsylvania Department of Education: Guidance on compensatory education in light of COVID 

Education Law Center: Online and Hybrid Learning: An Equity Checklist for Schools

Disability Rights of Pennsylvania: Masks

Recording from Tuesday, September 29, 2020 from 6:30-7:30pm
Back to School Check-In on ZOOM with Robin L. Cunconan-Lahr, Esq.
Innovating for Justice - Legal Advocacy for Special Education & Disability Rights


Older resources:
Q&A on COVID-19 and Down Syndrome (see pages7 through 11 for school specific Q&A's)

Recommendations on the Provision of FAPE to Students with Disabilities When a Parent Opts to Keep Their Child Home During the 2020-2021 School Year
COPAA (The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates)
Students with IEPs and the 2020-2021 School Year: What Families Needs to Know

From COPAA (The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates)
Recommendations on the Provision of FAPE to Students with Disabilities When a Parent Opts to Keep
Their Child Home During the 2020-2021 School Year