Special Needs Students Education - IEP Contract
The IEP Contract
If a child has a disability, the school district must write an IEP for him or her, which includes its offer of FAPE. This offer of FAPE is a binding contract for services between the school district and the parent. This means that if a school does not provide services agreed upon within the IEP, it’s in violation of the law. (More information about the IEP can be found in The IEP Process Explained.) Violation of this law does not mean that school district officials will go to jail, or be faced with extreme financial penalties. What it usually means is that the district is found to be out of compliance, perhaps pay for the student’s legal services, and be required to provide compensatory services to make up for the loss of service.