Does 504 eligibility automatically guarantee that a student is chosen for extracurricular teams/activities?
No. Students with disabilities must be given equal access to compete for and participate in these activities with reasonable accommodations. If the student fails to meet criteria for team membership, then he is not considered to be “otherwise qualified”. Discrimination occurs when the decision not to allow the student to participate is based solely on the fact that the student has a disability.
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