The NYS Education Department (NYSED) recognizes the exceptional and unprecedented challenges that students, their families, and school communities are facing right now. School districts across the State are working tirelessly to provide continuity and support to address the special needs of students with disabilities including English Language Learners with disabilities. We greatly appreciate those efforts and encourage parents, educators, and administrators to continue working together to meet the special needs of these students.
Students with disabilities must be provided a free appropriate public education (FAPE) consistent with the need to protect their health and safety, as well as the health and safety of the individuals who provide them with their education, specialized instruction, and related services. NYSED will allow school districts as much flexibility as federal and State laws and regulations allow in determining how FAPE is to be provided during the
Coronavirus outbreak, and we will continue to seek further guidance regarding additional flexibility during this pandemic.
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