Section 504

The UGHS Section 504 Contact: Veronica Copeland, Assistant Principal Email: vcopeland@henry.k12.ga.us  Phone: 678-583-8502 ext. 61107

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance.  Regulations for Section 504 require a school district to provide a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability in the school district’s jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.

The Henry County School System abides by the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as well as the revisions to the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 (Amendments Act) effective January 1, 2009. The Amendments Act revised the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and included conforming amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that impact the meaning of disability in Section 504.