Student Support
The Hawbridge School is committed to ensuring that students experiencing housing instability have equal access to educational opportunities and support.
Families and students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act are encouraged to contact our local McKinney-Vento Liaison for assistance with enrollment, school stability, transportation, and access to available educational services and resources.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that effective reasonable
accommodations, unless doing so would create an undue hardship, be provided to
qualified individuals with disabilities as defined by law.
These accommodations help ensure equal access to school programs, services,
activities, employment opportunities, and the benefits and privileges available
through The Hawbridge School.
The ADA provides that qualified individuals with disabilities may not be excluded
from participation in or denied the benefits of school services, programs, or
activities because of a disability.
This protection applies to Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Section 504
meetings in the same manner as other District activities.
Recording an IEP or Section 504 meeting may constitute a reasonable accommodation
under the ADA. However, the District may provide an alternative accommodation when
it is determined to be reasonable under applicable law.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers subject to the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to provide nursing mothers with reasonable break
time to express breast milk for up to one year following the birth of a child.
Employers must also provide an appropriate private space, other than a bathroom,
for expressing breast milk.
