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Students With Disabilities CST NYSTCE (060)
(2025/2026) Updated: EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!.
Question 1 (MC)
What is the legal basis for the "Child Find" mandate under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
A. Students must be taught in their native language
B. Schools must identify, locate, and evaluate all children with
disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability
C. Parents must pay for independent educational evaluations if
they disagree with the school's findings
D. Private schools are not required to accept students with
disabilities
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Answer: B. Schools must identify, locate, and evaluate all
children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their
disability
Rationale: The Child Find mandate under IDEA Part B requires
states to have policies and procedures to ensure all children with
disabilities residing in the state (including those in private schools,
homeless or wards of the state) are identified, located, and
evaluated. This obligation applies to children from birth through
age 21 and covers all suspected disabilities, regardless of
severity.
Question 2 (T/F)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a civil
rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with
disabilities in any program or activity that receives federal
funding, similar to Section 504.
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Answer: False
Rationale: IDEA is a federal education law that provides a
legal right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for
eligible children with disabilities. Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act is the federal civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination based on disability in programs receiving federal
funding.
Question 3 (FIB)
The six major principles of IDEA are: Free Appropriate Public
Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Appropriate
Evaluation, Parent and Family Participation, Procedural
Safeguards, and _____.
Answer: Individualized Education Program (IEP)
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Rationale: The six core principles of IDEA are: (1) FAPE, (2) LRE,
(3) Appropriate Evaluation, (4) Parent and Family Participation,
(5) Procedural Safeguards, and (6) the provision of an
Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each principle establishes
essential legal protections for students with disabilities and their
families.
Question 4 (MC)
Under IDEA, which of the following is NOT one of the 13
federally defined disability categories?
A. Specific learning disability
B. Emotional disturbance
C. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
D. Autism
Answer: C. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Students With Disabilities CST NYSTCE (060)
(2025/2026) Updated: EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!.
Question 1 (MC)
What is the legal basis for the "Child Find" mandate under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
A. Students must be taught in their native language
B. Schools must identify, locate, and evaluate all children with
disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability
C. Parents must pay for independent educational evaluations if
they disagree with the school's findings
D. Private schools are not required to accept students with
disabilities
,Page 2 of 311
Answer: B. Schools must identify, locate, and evaluate all
children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their
disability
Rationale: The Child Find mandate under IDEA Part B requires
states to have policies and procedures to ensure all children with
disabilities residing in the state (including those in private schools,
homeless or wards of the state) are identified, located, and
evaluated. This obligation applies to children from birth through
age 21 and covers all suspected disabilities, regardless of
severity.
Question 2 (T/F)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a civil
rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with
disabilities in any program or activity that receives federal
funding, similar to Section 504.
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Answer: False
Rationale: IDEA is a federal education law that provides a
legal right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for
eligible children with disabilities. Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act is the federal civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination based on disability in programs receiving federal
funding.
Question 3 (FIB)
The six major principles of IDEA are: Free Appropriate Public
Education (FAPE), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Appropriate
Evaluation, Parent and Family Participation, Procedural
Safeguards, and _____.
Answer: Individualized Education Program (IEP)
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Rationale: The six core principles of IDEA are: (1) FAPE, (2) LRE,
(3) Appropriate Evaluation, (4) Parent and Family Participation,
(5) Procedural Safeguards, and (6) the provision of an
Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each principle establishes
essential legal protections for students with disabilities and their
families.
Question 4 (MC)
Under IDEA, which of the following is NOT one of the 13
federally defined disability categories?
A. Specific learning disability
B. Emotional disturbance
C. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
D. Autism
Answer: C. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
