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Federal government releases guidelines for special education online

By Ty Tagami
Aug 11, 2016

The U.S. Department of Education has released new guidance to states and local agencies about how they should handle special education services in online schools.

The document, released Thursday, is intended to help educators meet their obligation to find students who need extra services and ensure they get them. That can be difficult online, where there may be less face-to-face interaction than in a traditional classroom, the guidance says.

It adds that there is confusion in some places about who is responsible to ensure the students get what they need in online schools.

Read recent articles about Georgia's virtual schools here and here.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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