Federal Sources of Educational Rights

IDEA:  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.;

• Regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 300

504 Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794

• Regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 104

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101-12189,

• Regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 35

McKinney Vento Act, 42 U.S.C. §§11301,11431-11435

No Child Left Behind, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.

Foster Care Independence Act, 42 U.S.C. § 677

Fourteenth Amendment, United States Constitution- Due Process Clause

Florida

Article IX, section 1 of the Florida Constitution:  Education is a Fundamental Value

Florida Admin. Code Ch. 6A-6:  Special Programs

§ 409.1451, Fla. Stat.: Independent Living Transition Services

§ 411.012, Fla. Stat.:  School Readiness Act

§ 1003.01(12), Fla. Stat.: Definition of Homeless

§ 1003.21, Fla. Stat.:  School Attendance

Important Cases

Board of Educ. v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)

Timothy W. v. Rochester, N.H., Sch. Dist., 875 F.2d 954 (1st Cir. 1989)

Irving Independent School Dist. v. Tatro, 468 U. S. 883 (1984)

Cedar Rapids Community Sch. v. Garret F., 526 U.S. 66 (1999)

Schaffer v. Weast, 126 S.Ct. 528 (2005)