Kevin's Law
Kevin’s Law Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5450 states that school districts are required to establish a policy permitting students, who have four years of high school attendance, receiving services under an Individualized Education Program (I E P), and who will continue to receive IEP services between the ages of 18 and 21 to participate in graduation ceremony and activities with their peers and receive a certificate of attendance.Please note that this law does not guarantee that a student will be able to attend school until age 21, that is determined at the IEP at age 16. This law states that a student with an IEP and who has a plan in their IEP that includes attending school until age 21 may walk in the graduation ceremony with students of his/her own age without being required to leave school.
Also see:
- Kevin's Law write up (PDF)
- Kevin's Law (PDF)