A sign broadcasts the closure of Brandywine High due to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 1. All Delaware schools have been shut down through at least May 15 and are working to adapt to distance learning. (Photo: Jenna Miller/Delaware News Journal)

Delaware public school officials expressed concern that remote learning may not offer all the necessary services to provide legally-mandated free appropriate public education to students with disabilities, potentially exposing school districts to lawsuits. While the state and federal education departments have promised to be “flexible” toward districts having trouble providing some special education services, their guidance does not amount to legal immunity.