Kara

What are the legal requirements for a district when a student (Junior in HS) is required by their outside therapeutic team to attend an outside intensive therapeutic program for their mental health diagnosis. This program will be 4 days a week, during school hours, and will require the school to support the student academically in a variety of ways. However, the school is stating that they do not provide transportation from the school to the program. We are in CT if that helps with the answer to the questions. Please let me know how to proceed. Transportation is a significant barrier to care for this student and the family qualifies for state support and falls under the federal poverty line as well.

I’ve been working with outside providers to get independent evaluations for my 9year old son since the school’s PPT team has ignored my concerns and other outside evaluators suggestions for specific supports since K due to the fact that he is “on grade level”. Last year the school paid for a Neuropsych eval that endorsed an evaluation to rule out dysgraphia and dyslexia. I immediately put him on waiting lists and that report is coming in next week. Unfortunately, our insurance didn’t cover it. We even asked the provider to change the codes submitted to one the insurance claimed was needed for reimbursement. Would it be within my rights to ask for the district to reimburse us for the evaluation cost? If so, how would I go about that?