Transportation



In January of 2011, Dee Gethmann from the DE referred to 281-41.412 (see above). This is her guidance:

The first sentence in the code 281-41.412 states "Transportation of eligible individuals shall generally be provided as for other individuals, when appropriate." This is the standard that schools should go by and that schools are to provide transportation for 3 & 4 year old special ed students the same as they would for all students. Some past practices in many districts was to provide curb to curb due to age and not disability and that schools should not continue to think that way. Schools should never consider family situations or put specialized transportation in place as a convenience to parents.

The attachment above, "Transportation Issues in Special Education: Commonly Asked Questions" also addresses preschool. Please refer to questions 3 and 10.