Guest guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 When replying please change the subject line, I have a million ARD issues subject lines and I'll lose this important information about the bus if I delete. Trina > > Dear , > I have been down this road before. When my son was younger he would > get out of his seat belt and walk around the bus, annoy others, and > distract the Driver. I had to sign a paper to allow them to put him > in a harness. As he got older he was able to remove himself from the > harness which distracted the Driver. A bus Aid can be an alternative > solution. This maybe worth a try. If you do not have a bus Aid > riding and attending to Special Needs Children on your child's bus, > you can get one for your child, but it has to be ARDed. When my son > was in 6th grade I found out the best way to handle it. I had to get > a letter from his PCP which stated he needed a Bus Aid to ride next > to him on the bus for safety reasons. Transportation will have to > hire someone for the job; they can't tell you " no " with a letter from > a Dr. Include all the reasons in the letter stating why this will > work out better for your child than a harness, and present it to the > ARD committee. This worked out very well for the first year. Besides > at you child's age, he may be able to wiggle out of a harness. The > first year my son had a great Aid; they got along well. The second > year I had a different Aid who read books instead of watching what > was going on, so I had some problems. Plus his school tried to make > her responsible for the whole bus instead of solely my son. If you > get one you have to watch it closely, to make sure she/he is doing > their job and your child's school isn't taking advantage of the Aid. > I hope this helps. > Good Luck!!! > Sincerely, Vivian > > > > > > > > Hello everyone I need someone help and or advice... > > I > > > > > have a 16 year > > > > > > old son with Autism that attened Cyfair ISD and I just > found > > > out > > > > > that > > > > > > the tranportation dept. of cyfair has the right to put my > son > > > in > > > > a > > > > > > harness vest that tie him to the seat on the bus without my > > > > > consent. I > > > > > > under stand that this has been going on for more then 2 > > years. > > > My > > > > > son > > > > > > don't live at home anymore so I did not know that he is > being > > > > tied > > > > > down > > > > > > to the school bus seat. I have spoken to the school and the > > > > school > > > > > said > > > > > > that the tranportation dept can pretty much do what they > > > > want..... > > > > > I'm > > > > > > so mad I can't see straight please please anyone help me I > > need > > > > to > > > > > > know if anyone had any idea on the law of the transportion > > dept > > > > has > > > > > > over our children. I have an arc comming realy soon I think > > > next > > > > > week. > > > > > > A couple of year back I told the school that I didn't want > my > > > son > > > > > in a > > > > > > harness on the bus because I was afraid that if the bus was > > in > > > a > > > > > werk > > > > > > that it would be putting my son live in danger, but still > hey > > > > have > > > > > > strap him to the school bus seat and I don't know what to > say > > > or > > > > > > do...........mom in Katy Please Help Me > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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