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.

All students must have a transportation packet on file if the student will be receiving transportation from Daviess-Martin Special Education Co-op.