Education
P&A Fact Sheets
P&A has written fact sheets on a variety of topics. These fact sheets are designed to help you understand your rights under the law and self-advocate for these rights. If you need more help understanding your rights or how to advocate for your rights please call our Information and Referral line at 1-866-275-7273.
Adult Students with Disabilities Educational Rights Consent Act
Advocacy Tips for Meeting with School District Officials
Assistive Technology and Special Education
College Students with Disabilities, Reasonable Accommodations and COVID-19 Q&A
Discipline of Students with Disabilities
Education for Children with Disabilities
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Filing a Complaint with the South Carolina Department of Education
Filing a Section 504 Education Complaint
Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs)
Health Care Needs of Students Attending Public Schools
Mediation-An Alternative to Due Process
Protections for Students Not Yet Identified as Eligible for IDEA
Questions and Answers on Covid-19 and 2020/2021 Special Education in Public School
Rights of College Students with Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services for High School Students
When Your Child Grows Up-Legal Effect of Becoming an Adult
Reports
In addition to this 2009 Report, P&A staff served as members of the work group that developed the Guidelines on the Use of Seclusion and Restraint issued by the SC Department of Education in 2011.
Other Resources
Guidelines on the Use of Seclusion and Restraint–SC Department of Education
To read the Guidelines, click on “Seclusion and Restraint Guidelines” on the website of the SC Department of Education at: https://ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/special-education-services/state-regulations/policies-and-guidance/scde-guidelines-on-the-use-of-seclusion-and-restraint/