The special education landscape has changed dramatically in the past few weeks due to COVID-19 related closures. At first, state and federal agencies were asserting that schools need not provide any special education services if they did not provide any educational services at all to any student. This position was flawed and frankly wrong. In response, we joined with civil rights advocates from across the country to ensure students’ rights to a free appropriate public education (FAPE). As part of these efforts, we joined with other leaders and submitted this letter to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). A few days later we spoke directly with the Education Commissioner and explained even in these challenging circumstances the right to a FAPE is remains.