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Circulation: 98,175
ISSN: 1538-320
December 9, 2014
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 Transportation as a related service is included in your child's IEP if the IEP team determines that service is needed.
Transportation includes:
- travel to and from school and between schools
- travel in and around school buildings
- specialized equipment if required to provide special transportation
In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate you will learn that your child's need for transportation as a related service must be discussed and decided by the IEP team. Find out when transportation must be included in your child's IEP, at no cost to you.
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Transportation in the IEP Not Provided: "Sorry- Short Staffed"
Transportation is written as a related service in my son's IEP but the school claims they are “short-staffed” and cannot get him to his program in less than 1 hour after the start.
Nothing in IDEA indicates the district’s responsibility to provide FAPE is less, because they are “short-staffed.”
Read more from the US Department of Education Q and A on Transportation.
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Should My Child's IEP Include ALL the Services He Needs?
Learn about IDEA 2004 requirements for services in the IEP.
See Chapter 5: Related Services, Supplementary Aids & Services, p. 41, Wrightslaw: All About IEPs.
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