We drove her to her preschool because frankly with her autism, I just didn't trust the drivers to help her and due to the rise in kids being forgotten on the buses and dying due to the heat index in South Florida, I just wouldn't risk it. Luckily though it is only about 20 minutes away and my husband drops her off on his way into work though he does go in earlier than usual.

The only issue you may have is if the IEP was from your previous state. Yes they do have to abide by an IEP from another state until they have a meeting to write up a new one. Some school districts are not responsible for certain things depending on state mandates. In some states insurance has to cover some services not the district, so I would investigate what the actual laws are.

I will say that you left the best state in the country for ASD so there are going to changes. I have not really heard bad things about CT but I know they are not as good as MA.

If it's in the IEP they must provide it. So if you are transporting then tell them either fix the situation or you are billing them for transportation. All preschoolers in our district have an aide on the bus and all SPED buses have an aide regardless of child's age (all the way up to HS) Our children are on a SPED bus because they can't handle regular transportation. The aide is there to keep situations safe while the driver drives. A majority of the time the bus ride is uneventful but in that one instance when something happens you don't want to stop and think what if...

IEPs are a FEDERAL documents. Even when you move to a different state they must honor the old states IEP for at least 30 days. In that time they can rewrite their own IEP but if the new IEP does not meet your expectations you can refuse to sign and the old IEP is now a stay put IEP until you can iron out your differences. Your child can be served on a stay put IEP for their entire school career but that rarely happens because one side or the other usually gives in.

@A MyAutismTeam Member Thank you very much for this info. It has been a bit of a battle for me this week, but I finally got them to agree to it. They wanted to try just a harness, and see how it went but I stuck with it and he gets his monitor next week. I'm surprised they even tried to get me to compromise, being that they are required by law to follow this! I was not expecting this type of response from them, this is all new to me.

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