March 4, 2022 On February 28, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of California ruled that disabled students in California must have access to a virtual education program equivalent to what non-disabled students receive. If a parent decides that their disabled child’s health would be put at risk by in-person instruction, school districts must permit enrollment to the district’s independent study program with access to the student’s IEP service or provide a reasonable modification in the form of virtual access to student’s typical instruction and special education services. [...]