Is there a limit to the number of students a school district can put into Special Education?
No, in fact school districts are prohibited from “capping” the numbers of Special Education students and Section 504 students. However, until a recent Supreme Court decision, districts’ reimbursement for serving disabled students was “capped” by the state. That is, districts were mandated to serve the students but OSPI was not mandated to reimburse for the full cost of educating the students.
