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SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 504 Intervention Plans

counselingSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires schools to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in services, programs and activities.

A Section 504 coordinator responds to student, parent, and staff requests regarding establishing and implementing student 504 plans.

Contact Information

Ms. Diana Wyles, Esq.
Resolution and Compliance Unit 
850 Hungerford Drive, Suite 208 
Rockville, Maryland 20850 
(240)740-3230

 Diana_K_Wyles@mcpsmd.org

 

About Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) is a civil rights statue which provides that:

"No otherwise qualified individual with disabilities in the United States.....shall, solely by reason of his/her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

It contains specific provisions covering preschool, elementary, and secondary education programs.

Section 504 requires schools to provide academic, nonacademic and extracurricular services such as transportation, school counseling, school health services, physical education and athletics, as well as physical access to facilities, in such manner as is necessary to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in Montgomery County Public School's services, programs and activities.

What We Do

The Section 504 coordinator responds to student, parent, and staff requests regarding establishing and implementing student 504 plans.

Documents

A Parent's Guide to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973  Adobe PDF icon square

 

Due Process - Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973Adobe PDF icon square  

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