PASL Legal, Ethical & Equity Leadership Flashcards

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a school must provide students with disabilities:

Answer: A free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE)

IDEA guarantees FAPE in the LRE, balancing access to general education with individualized support.

A teacher reports a student disclosed possible abuse at home. As principal, your FIRST action should be to:

Answer: Contact child protective services (CPS) as a mandated reporter without delay

School leaders are mandated reporters and must immediately report suspected abuse to CPS regardless of an internal investigation.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits:

Answer: Sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities

Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any federally funded education program, including schools.

A school leader discovers that a staff member has been accessing students' confidential records without authorization. This is MOST likely a violation of:

Answer: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and restricts access to authorized personnel with a legitimate educational interest.

When a school leader models ethical decision-making, they PRIMARILY demonstrate:

Answer: Consistent alignment between stated values and actual actions

Ethical leadership is visible through the consistent alignment of a leader's values, decisions, and actions.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act differs from IDEA primarily in that Section 504:

Answer: Provides broader eligibility and focuses on accommodations that ensure equal access rather than specialized instruction

Section 504 has broader eligibility criteria and provides accommodations to ensure equal access without requiring the specialized instruction framework of IDEA.