Federal statute (P.L. 94-142 and 101-476, known as the Education for the Handicapped Act of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), as well as the Indiana Administrative Code (511 IAC 7-3-1 et seq., known as Article 7), guarantee all students with disabilities who range in age from three (3) years to less than twenty-two (22) years a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Students and their parents are also provided legal protection known as due process.
South Dearborn is a member of the Ripley-Ohio-Dearborn Special Education Cooperative (ROD) which provides special staffing and program support for special needs students.
