Off-topic: Special needs services - federal law

["ElsaHaas" <ElsaHaas@si.rr.com>]

This is off-topic. Could someone give me a reference to the section/s in
current federal law that say that the relevant state/locality must provide
special education services to private school students?

 

I'm asking this because here in NYS, a possible change in policy by the
Regents (who decide on State Education Department matters) would seem to
eliminate special services for homeschooled students on the grounds that
"homeschooling" isn't "private school" (at least, in NYS, it isn't
considered to be - in some other states homeschool parents simply designate
their homes as private schools, but here we have separate regulations
specifically for homeschooling). 

 

Please excuse my asking this question on this list - it seems like someone
here might be able to help me with this. 

 

Thanks, 

Elsa Haas

PAHSI (Partnership for Accurate Homeschooling Information)