From Temple University Institute on Disabilities.
NEWSLETTER
The Institute on Disabilities
at Temple UniversityIssue 1
Summer 2020Hello…and Welcome!
Welcome to the first quarterly newsletter for the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education. Our goal is to keep our friends and colleagues up to date with what is happening at the Institute and pass on any important information for and about people with disabilities, their families and those who support them.
School Reopening and Other Resources
Students and staff must wear masks in school
Resources for students with complex needs
COVID-19 Exacerbates Racial Inequities
Governor Tom Wolf announced that people with intellectual disabilities and autism and the providers of support services for these vulnerable Pennsylvanians will receive $260 million in CARES Act funding to help continue to provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By this point, most school districts in Pennsylvania and Delaware have sent some form of written notice to parents of children with IEPs, advising what educational services to expect while schools are closed during the pandemic. Some districts have sent letters, some have sent Notices of Recommended Educational Placement (NOREPs) or Prior Written Notices (PWNs). (NOREPs and PWNs are different names for the same type of document.)
U.S. Department of Education Releases New Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment for Schools
May 2020
This past week, the U.S. Department of Education released the Department's much anticipated Title IX regulations.
The new Title IX regulation codifies prohibitions against sexual harassment in schools. The regulation carries the full force of law.Key provisions of the Department of Education's new Title IX regulation:
