New Protocol for Education of Students in Hospital Settings

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Focus Area: Ensuring Equal Access

The School District of Philadelphia issued a new protocol on August 6, 2024, consistent with state and federal law, which outlines the steps that the district will take to identify students in hospital settings and ensure they receive legally required educational services, including special education services. When a student is in an inpatient hospital, the school district in which the inpatient hospital is located is responsible for providing educational services, including special education services, and for communicating about the student’s needs and progress with the student’s district of residence. The District’s new protocol outlines how it will ensure that students in inpatient hospitals receive the education services to which they are entitled.

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