The Hickman County School System ensures that all exceptional children who reside within this district and who are between the ages of three and twenty-one will have available to them a free and appropriate public education, including special education and related services to meet their unique needs. This district also ensures that the rights of exceptional children and their parents will be protected as required by P.L. 94-142 Education of the Handicap Act, P.L. 101-476 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and P.L. 99-457 Preschool Handicap Act. These services and procedural safeguards will be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, Kentucky Administrative Regulations, Federal Regulations, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The confidentiality procedures will apply to the records maintained on all children ages birth through twenty-one.
If you know of a child who may be in need of special education services, please contact the superintendent’s office at 653-2341.