SECTION 504

 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was designed to eliminate discrimination against any student with a disability in any program offered by the school district.

No otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any other program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

A disabled student is one who:

For an individual to be covered under Section 504, the student must be otherwise qualified, meaning that a student with a disability must be qualified to do something before presence of a disability can be a factor in discrimination. Therefore, if a student wants to participate in some activity, but the individual is not otherwise qualified for that  activity, not allowing the person to participate would not be considered discrimination.

Major life activities are:

Caring for oneself, doing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, breathing, standing, lifting, bending, learning, concentrating, thinking, communicating, working or the operation of a major bodily function. An impairment that substantially limits one or more life activity need not limit other major life activities in order to be considered a disability.

Tammie Leverett-Beard, Campus 504 Coordinator
Email: leverett-beardt@ccisd.com
Phone: 254-547-3440

Lauren Hooten, District 504 Coordinator
Email: hootenl@ccisd.com
Phone: 254-547-1227