Feeding In Separate Facilities –Generally Not Acceptable
{"Image DocumentName": "Feeding In Separate Facilities \u2013Generally Not Acceptable", "Image ImageDescription": "Response to Situation: Federal civil rights legislation, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, IDEA, and Title II of the ADA, requires that in providing for or arranging for the provision of nonacademic services and extracurricular activities, including meals, school districts must ensure that students with disabilities participate along with children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of students with disabilities. In general, children with disabilities must be allowed to participate with other children to the maximum extent appropriate. In this way, the child has the opportunity to interact with and learn from children without disabilities. The school must not segregate children with disabilities on the basis of convenience to the school or to other children. In rare instances, however, it may be to a child s benefit to be served separately. For instance, a child with severe motor disabilities may be able to receive individualized attention in handling eating utensils if a special education specialist is able to work with them outside the cafeteria. Nevertheless, it must be emphasized that in all cases, the decision to feed children with disabilities separately must always be based on what is appropriate to meet the needs of the children. Schools cannot segregate children with disabilities based on the convenience of the school or other children. Situation: A school wishes to serve meals to children with disabilities in an area separate from the cafeteria where the majority of school children eat. May the school establish a separate facility for these children?", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}