Section 36Part 12 — SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Duties in respect of special educational needs
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It is the duty of the responsible authority in relation to a school to ensure, that reasonable accommodation is made so that every student at the school to whom a statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs applies receives education in accordance with that statement of eligibility.
A responsible authority shall not refuse to allow a student to be enrolled at or attend the relevant school on the basis of that student's statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs if the student is otherwise qualified to be enrolled at or attend the school and reasonable accommodation can be made to provide education in accordance with that statement of eligibility.
The duty of the parents or legal guardians to secure that a student of compulsory school age attends school or otherwise receives suitable education shall include, in respect of a student to whom a statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs applies, a duty to ensure that the student receives education in accordance with that statement of eligibility.
The Cabinet may make regulations providing for a parent or legal guardian of a student to appeal in respect of the education provided in accordance with the statement of eligibility.