When Congress passed the first coronavirus relief bill, it included allowed the Education Department to waive parts of special education law during the pandemic. Outside of some limited exceptions, the department now says that won't be necessary.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says there is 'no reason' to waive main parts of the federal special education law.Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says there is 'no reason' to waive main parts of the federal special education law.U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will not recommend that Congress waive the main requirements of three federal education laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, known as IDEA.
Th waiver provision, however, made disability advocates nervous."We're talking about waiving a civil right for our most vulnerable people in our society, children who don't vote, who have no voice, who are relying on their parents to advocate for them," Stephanie Langer, a Florida civil rights attorney who focuses on education and disability,But the Education Department came to the conclusions that in general, big changes weren't needed.
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