IDEA Statement
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Private School student with a disability does not have an individual right to
receive some or all the special education and related services that the student
would receive if enrolled in a public school under the individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). As amended.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a piece
of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided
with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their
individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All
Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990. In 1990, the United
States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA. [1] Overall,
the goal of IDEA is to provide children with disabilities the same opportunity
for education as those students who do not have a disability.