united-states education
Does the IDEA Act require a private school to forward a request for testing to the public school?
<p>My son has been attending a small private school attached to our church. About a year ago, we requested of his teacher/principal that he receive a Dyslexia screening. The teacher agreed to get that set up. Months later it still hadn't happened. It eventually came out that the teacher had been deliberately stalling getting the testing.</p>
<p>I know that this would be illegal in a public school setting. I also know that the IDEA Act requires the public schools to work with private schools to some extent. What is less clear from what I can find online is whether (and under what circumstances) the private school is required to work with the public school and the parents to facilitate this testing.</p>
<p>Note: In this case, testing was eventually accomplished and the private school did facilitate the testing once we asked the public school directly.</p>

<p>The act applies to states and public agencies, per <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">34 CFR 300.1</a>, but can apply to private institutions if</p>
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<p>(1) Referred to or placed in private schools and facilities by that
public agency; or</p>
<p>(2) Placed in private schools by their parents under the provisions of
<a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-B/subject-group-ECFRc2669ba9c45f0d6/section-300.148" rel="nofollow noreferrer">§300.148</a></p>
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<p>but the responsibility for guaranteeing compliance rests with the local education agency (that is, you would complain to the relevant school district, who has the responsibility for providing special education).</p>
