• COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B 

    Policies and Procedures

     

    Notice to Parents of Students with Disabilities

    300.101 – Free appropriate public education (FAPE)

    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ensures that all children with disabilities ages 3 years through 21 years residing in Pennsylvania have the right to a FAPE, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school. The Commonwealth shall make FAPE available to a child with a disability eligible under IDEA until the student turns 22. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a child eligible under IDEA who attains the age of twenty-one (21) years may remain enrolled in their resident district free of charge until their 22nd birthday.

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