CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is for the State and local governments to provide persons with disabilities and those who have special educational needs with an integrated educational environment pursuant to Article 18 of the Framework Act on Education and to provide them with education according to their life cycle considering characteristics, such as the type and level of disability so that such education may contribute to their self-realization and integration into the society.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 21, 2012; Mar. 23, 2021; Dec. 28, 2021; Feb. 27, 2024>
1. The term "special education" means education realized by providing curriculum suitable for the characteristics and special education-related services prescribed in subparagraph 2 to satisfy the educational needs of persons eligible for special education;
2. The term "special education-related services" means services to provide human and material resources necessary for efficiently providing education for persons eligible for special education, including counseling support, family support, therapeutic support, assignment of support staff, provision of assistive technology devices, provision of learning aids, school attendance support, and information access support;
3. The term "person eligible for special education" means a person selected as one requiring special education under Article 15;
4. The term "special education teacher" means a teacher who has the teacher's license of special school as prescribed in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and who is in charge of education of persons eligible for special education;
5. The term "care giver" means any person who actually protects persons eligible for special education, such as a person of parental authority, guardian or other persons;
6. The term "integrated education" means education provided for persons eligible for special education in a regular school with other persons of the same age which is suitable for the educational needs of each individual without any discrimination according to the type and level of disability;