DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: and Resource Guide on Students with ADHD (July 26, 2016)

I write this letter to clarify and provide guidance on the Federal obligations of school districts that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and the Department’s implementing regulations. This Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires school districts to provide an equal educational opportunity to students with disabilities. Because the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (Amendments Act) clarified the broad scope and definition of the term "disability," more students with ADHD are now clearly