Students With Disabilities

CEC Everest Point Home School Academy receives state and federal funding through the Colorado Department of Education. Therefore, CEC Everest Point Homeschool Academy must abide by many of the rules and regulations stated under Colorado and federal law for publicly funded educational programs, including federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination of any kind. Accordingly, no otherwise qualified student can be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to unlawful discrimination by Everest Point Homeschool Academy.

Students with disabilities who attend CEC Everest Point Homeschool Academy locations are eligible to receive accommodations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. However, they are not entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education under the Individualized Disabilities Act.

At all times, the parents/guardians of students who attend CEC Everest Point Homeschool Academy locations will remain the primary parties responsible for their students’ education. Additionally, at any time, parents may transfer a student with a disability to a full-time, public academic program and be entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education under the Individualized Disabilities Educational Act and an Individualized Educational Program. Everest Point Homeschool Academy is a program of the Colorado Early Colleges Network of charter schools, which offers several full-time programs.

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