Transportation

(a) When appropriate, students with disabilities shall be transported with non-disabled students.

(b) The public school corporation of legal settlement is ultimately responsible for transportation of students with disabilities. Under a comprehensive plan or joint services agreement, interlocal or cooperative arrangement, responsibility for transportation may be delegated. Transportation as a related service, under 511 IAC 7-28-1(o), may be necessary for a student to receive special education and related services as specified in the student’s individualized education program.

(c) Whenever the transit time of a student with a disability exceeds the transit time of non-disabled students of comparable age in the same school corporation, the school corporation of legal settlement shall place a written student-specific justification for the excess transit time in each affected student’s record. A local policy limiting transit time is applicable to students with disabilities.

(d) The parent of a student with a disability shall not be required to provide transportation. If the parent does transport the student, pursuant to a written agreement with the public agency, the public agency shall reimburse the parent at no less than the per-mile rate at which employees of the public agency are reimbursed.

It is the responsibility of the parent(s)/guardian(s) whose child is to be transported by the Daviess-Martin Special Education Cooperative to:

Provide the DMSEC office, the school, and appropriate personnel with accurate and timely information:

Transportation Form (always DMSEC office)