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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP needs to explain what these behavioral problems are that the school is mentioning. If your child is bitting and hitting people everyday, in the classroom,  they I think it is fair to not have her ride the bus. Not saying this is your child, but we need more info on these behavioral problems [/quote]

No. They can’t exclude a disabled child from a school field trip regardless of the child’s disability. They can’t require a parent attend.[/quote]

They cannot exclude her from the field trip, but they can work out alternative transportation if it’s more appropriate to her behavioral issues. They cannot require that OP drive her daughter or that OP attend (unless all students have to have a parent chaperone regardless of any special needs), but they can choose to do something like provide a staffed van as alternative transportation for students they believe shouldn’t be on the main bus. It sounds like OP wouldn’t be willing to accept that, though. It’s the charter bus or nothing.[/quote]

Where are you hearing that the OP would not accept alternate transportation? The offer was a parent drive or nothing. That is illegal. Period.[/quote]

See the first post where OP says she wants her daughter to ride on the main bus with everyone else because she thinks being on a charter bus is part of the experience, the kids are talking about what movies they’re going to watch during the ride, and she doesn’t want her daughter to feel different if she can’t ride with the rest of them.[/quote]

NP. Please, PP, stop putting words into OP's mouth. Of course OP is talking about her daughter participating in the fun part of the field trip. What parent wouldn't be? And if you read carefully OP's concern seems to be that they want her to drive, which she does not feel able to do.

OP, do not tell this poster anything about your daughter's behaviors. It's none of their business. Even if your daughter had behaviors which could interfere with the bus, which I doubt, it is the school's responsibility to make a plan for accommodating her and inform you of the plan. Not to shrug their shoulders and say "Oh well, she can't ride the bus so....."[/quote]

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