The documents remind K-12 schools and colleges of their federal legal responsibilities to provide accommodations, if needed, to students with these common medical conditions. For example, one of the resources noted that students with asthma may need to be excused from activities that risk triggering an asthma attack. If schools have not made this accommodation, they might have to correct student records regarding unexcused absences.
Section 504 prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities by schools that get federal funding, which includes almost all public K-12 schools and universities in addition to private higher education institutions.
