EAS Study Guide-Teacher Responsibilities
Transfer of Rights From Parents to Students - answer -All students, including those with disabilities -If a student cannot, there is a legal guardian of the student
Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities Over 18 - answer -Right to know what disability they have and how it affects their abilities -Right to an IEP meeting and to participate, and bring whoever they want
-Right to accommodations and related services -Right to know how school will measure success
-Right to reevaluation -Right to due process and mediation
Transition Services - answer -Federally mandated -Help students with disabilities prepare for post-secondary activities -IEP must have goals for life after secondary school by the age of 16 -Specify which transition services -Invite the student to these IEP meetings
IEP Team Safety Responsibility - answer -Team has to consider safety risks -Written in the IEP
-Preventative training for all staff -If school does not follow, easy to sue -If school does follow, proves the school took measure to prevent harm
Responsibility and Liability for Student Injury - answer -Permission slips, waivers and
releases do not work if teachers do not perform duties appropriately
-Teachers always obligated to supervise -Keep records
Child Neglect and Abuse - answer -1996 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
-Physical
-Sexual
-Emotional -Neglect -Teachers/School staff are mandatory reporters of suspected abuse
Transfer of Rights From Parents to Students - answer -All students, including those with disabilities -If a student cannot, there is a legal guardian of the student
Educational Rights of Students with Disabilities Over 18 - answer -Right to know what disability they have and how it affects their abilities -Right to an IEP meeting and to participate, and bring whoever they want
-Right to accommodations and related services -Right to know how school will measure success
-Right to reevaluation -Right to due process and mediation
Transition Services - answer -Federally mandated -Help students with disabilities prepare for post-secondary activities -IEP must have goals for life after secondary school by the age of 16 -Specify which transition services -Invite the student to these IEP meetings
IEP Team Safety Responsibility - answer -Team has to consider safety risks -Written in the IEP
-Preventative training for all staff -If school does not follow, easy to sue -If school does follow, proves the school took measure to prevent harm
Responsibility and Liability for Student Injury - answer -Permission slips, waivers and
releases do not work if teachers do not perform duties appropriately
-Teachers always obligated to supervise -Keep records
Child Neglect and Abuse - answer -1996 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
-Physical
-Sexual
-Emotional -Neglect -Teachers/School staff are mandatory reporters of suspected abuse
