Outlined below is a brief summary of school district requirements regarding assessment plans, parental consent, and the subsequent legal timeline regarding those assessments.
Special Education Assessment Timelines
What happens when a nurse is absent from school and your disabled child requires a nurse to be on campus because of his/her medical condition?
Like most employees, nurses are not immune to an occasional day off from work. But when it comes to a student whose medical condition necessitates the ongoing presence of a nurse at school, school districts should not wait for a nurse to call in sick before developing a back-up plan. Even if it is for just one day, the school district is still under the obligation per IDEA to properly implement a child's IEP, including nursing services. As such, it is prudent that school districts take all necessary steps to ensure that a student receives services when his/her assigned nurse misses school such as creating a plan when a nurse is unavailable, work with a 3rd party provider to ensure coverage or train a full time nurse who is on campus throughout the entire school day.
Special Education and Unique Needs
The law requires that school district's provide appropriate special education services that meet the unique needs of the individual child.
