Compensatory Education
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Additional educational services awarded to a student when the school district has failed to provide FAPE. These services are intended to compensate the student for the educational benefit they lost due to the district's denial of appropriate services. Compensatory education is a common remedy in due process decisions.
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The right of every child with a disability to receive special education and related services at no cost to the family. "Appropriate" means the education must be reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child's circumstances, as established by the Supreme Court in Endrew F. v. Douglas County (2017).
A formal legal proceeding where a parent or school district presents evidence before an impartial hearing officer to resolve a dispute about a child's identification, evaluation, placement, or provision of FAPE. Either party can request a due process hearing. Decisions are legally binding.
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