Harris Beach Educational Institutions Industry Team co-leader Jeffrey Weiss recently addressed whether private schools accepting COVID-19 relief federal funding need to follow Section 504 and the ADA.
“Nobody can say for certain with this unprecedented time, so we fall back on the regular rules and principles for federal funding,” said Jeffrey J. Weiss, a school attorney at Harris Beach PLLC in Buffalo, N.Y. “Historically, it’s been broadly construed that if you get federal funding of any form, then you’re going to be on the hook. It’s something a nonpublic school should consider when they take the money.”
Jeffrey goes on to discuss the different scenarios facing private schools, whether they start taking actions consistent with 504 obligations or decide to wait.
Read “Private Schools: Consider Section 504, ADA Obligation When Accepting COVID-19 Relief Federal Funding.”
