Section 504 is long and complicated. No one has the time to read the entire law.

A student evaluated for special education and found not eligible under IDEA is not eligible under Section 504 either.

In schools, learning is the only major life activity that we need to consider when determining whether a student has a disability under Section 504.

Where a student has been dismissed from special education, the student is automatically entitled to 504 services because she has a record of an impairment.

Since the student's doctor has diagnosed the student with ADHD, the parents regard the student as having a 504 disability, so a 504 evaluation should be conducted by the school.

It is discriminatory for the basketball coach to decline a student's request to try out for the basketball team based on the fact that the student had cancer in the past.

It would be a problem if the drama teacher decided that the student's acne was so bad that she could not play Cinderella in the school play, even though she did the best job during the auditions.

Under Section 504, parents must request an evaluation for 504 services.

Prior to evaluating a student under Section 504, the school can require the student to complete the RTI/MTSS process.

A student who is eligible under Section 504 is always entitled to a 504 Plan.

A 504 Team cannot consider the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures when evaluating a student under Section 504.

When a 504 Team makes a disability determination, the question of whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity requires extensive analysis.

There are no specific procedural requirements for conducting evaluations under Section 504.

The 504 Team cannot determine whether a 504 disability exists if the parent does not provide a medical diagnosis from the student's doctor.

Just because a student's doctor has prescribed a 504 Plan does not mean that the school is required to provide one.

The procedural safeguards under section 504 are as extensive as those under IDEA.

The development of a Health Care Plan for a student will not satisfy all of the requirements of Section 504.

Not every student with a Health Care Plan is required to also have a Section 504 Plan.

The 504 regulations contain specific requirements regarding accommodations and services to be included in a student's 504 Plan.

As a general rule, the IDEA's special rules for discipline are applicable to students who have a disability under Section 504.

If parents reject or refuse an IEP, they have also effectively rejected a 504 Plan.

A student with autism can't be on the tennis team.

Schools can require parents to attend field trips in order to accompany their children with disabilities and keep them safe.

Dismissing a student with a disability a little early from school is okay if the school needs the special buses to be out of the way to make room for the regular buses coming in.