Child Find
Child Find is the duty of states and schools to find, identify, and evaluate children who may have disabilities and need special education. It includes children who are passing from grade to grade.
Child Find covers children with disabilities living in the state, including children who are homeless or wards of the state and children attending private schools, regardless of how severe the disability is.
Also called: child find, identifying children, school's duty to find children
Sources
- 34 CFR 300.111 (300.111(a)(1)(i))U.S. Department of Education
“are identified, located, and evaluated”
- 34 CFR 300.111 (300.111(c)(1))U.S. Department of Education
“even though they are advancing from grade to grade”