.policy-lede {
  max-width: 860px;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.policy-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .65rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  color: #d6e1eb;
  font-size: .95rem;
}
.policy-alert,
.parent-takeaway,
.action-panel {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border-left: 7px solid var(--red);
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.policy-alert h3,
.parent-takeaway h3,
.action-panel h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.policy-alert strong { color: var(--red); }
.parent-takeaway { border-left-color: var(--gold); background: var(--cream); }
.action-panel { border-left-color: var(--gold); }
.policy-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}
.policy-card {
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  background: var(--white);
}
.policy-card h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.policy-card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.policy-status {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: .75rem;
  padding: .25rem .55rem;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: .8rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.parent-questions li,
.action-list li,
.source-list li { margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.iep-language {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-left: 6px solid var(--gold);
}
.iep-language p { margin: 0; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.75; }
.source-list a,
.policy-link {
  font-weight: 800;
  text-underline-offset: .25rem;
}
.source-note {
  max-width: 860px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .95rem;
}
.policy-disclaimer {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
}
@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .policy-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .policy-alert,
  .parent-takeaway,
  .action-panel,
  .policy-card,
  .iep-language { border: 2px solid CanvasText; }
}

/* Publication QA: contrast and keyboard focus */
.page-section .kicker { color: #8f2118; }
.page-section.gold .kicker { color: var(--navy); }
.page-section a:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--blue);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}
.page-section.navy a:focus-visible,
.iep-language a:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--gold);
}