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State education official tells committee fetal alcohol diagnosis would not automatically trigger an IEP
Summary
Dr. Harwood told the Committee on Education that a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder does not, by itself, automatically create eligibility for an IEP under federal law; he reviewed evaluation, appeal and mediation processes and pointed members to Families Together as a parent resource.
The Committee on Education reopened discussion of a bill concerning fetal alcohol spectrum diagnoses and whether such a diagnosis should automatically lead to an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
"There is not a single medical diagnosis that automatically leads to an IEP," Dr. Harwood told the committee, explaining that eligibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) depends on an evaluation team’s findings about a student’s educational needs and ability to access a free and appropriate public education.…
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