Section 504 & Service Animals
Section 504
Section 504 is part of a federal civil rights law known as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This law specifically prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities and guarantees them a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). Discrimination, as defined in Section 504, is the failure to provide students with disabilities the same opportunity to benefit from education programs, services, or activities as provided to their non-disabled peers. Therefore, schools cannot exclude students with disabilities from facilities, programs, benefits, activities, or services that are provided to students without disabilities. Schools must make sure that all students receive equal access to educational opportunities.
Files & Documents
- Section 504 Handbook
- Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary/Secondary Schools
- Authorization for Release of Information
- Child Find Notice
Section 504 Handbook
Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary/Secondary Schools
Authorization for Release of Information
Child Find Notice
FAQ's
- A school-aged student is a disabled student under Section 504 for purposes of FAPE if the student:
- Who Can Refer a Student for a Section 504 Evaluation?
- What Should a District Do When it Receives a Section 504 Referral?
- What is an Evaluation Under Section 504?
- What are the procedures for filing a complaint?
- What Due Process Rights Do Parents and Guardians Have Under Section 504?
- Must Parents or Guardians Consent Prior to Initial Evaluations and Initial Placements Under Section 504?
- What is a Section 504 Team?
- What is a Section 504 Plan?
- How is Section 504 Enforced?
- Who Should Be on a Section 504 Team?
- Is the district responsible for providing services to students?
A school-aged student is a disabled student under Section 504 for purposes of FAPE if the student:
Who Can Refer a Student for a Section 504 Evaluation?
What Should a District Do When it Receives a Section 504 Referral?
What is an Evaluation Under Section 504?
What are the procedures for filing a complaint?
What Due Process Rights Do Parents and Guardians Have Under Section 504?
Must Parents or Guardians Consent Prior to Initial Evaluations and Initial Placements Under Section 504?
What is a Section 504 Team?
What is a Section 504 Plan?
How is Section 504 Enforced?
Who Should Be on a Section 504 Team?
Is the district responsible for providing services to students?
Service Animals
Persons with disabilities have the same right as those without disabilities to the use and enjoyment of facilities in the Baldwin County Public School System. As required by federal and state law, an individual with a disability is permitted to be accompanied by his/her service animal on school property, subject to the conditions of the service animals policy as adopted by the Baldwin County Board of Education on October 20, 2016. Furthermore, individuals with disabilities are permitted to be accompanied by their service animals in all areas of a public entity’s facilities where members of the public, participants in services, programs, or activities, or invitees, as relevant, are allowed to go.
Service Animals Documents & Information
- ADA Regulations
- Definition of a Service Animal
- Tasks a Service Animal can perform
- Service Animal Policy
- Request for use of a Service Animal form
- Service Animal Registration Agreement Form
- Frequently Asked Questions About Service Animals and the ADA
- ADA Revised Requirements: Service Animals