Make Sure to Include a Safety Plan in Your IEP

Unfortunately, it seems like every day at least one school in Central Florida is locked down by law enforcement because of some threat to the school.

While disruptive to teaching and extremely scary to our students, nearly all of the threats to schools rarely are seen through.

If you are a parent of a child with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) review how the school helped your child during the threat to see if a child’s special needs are being addressed during an emergency.

Was there someone to help a child in a wheelchair when the elevators or stairs were closed?

Was an autistic child providing all the tools and devices they needed?

Who made sure a deaf student knew there was a drill?

If your child has an Individualized Educational Program or IEP, it is truly critical to ensure those needs are taken care of during an emergency.

It quite simply is a matter of life or death for some of our children.

The attorneys at The Orlando Law Group help parents throughout Central Florida work with their schools to develop an IEP and ensure the plan includes instructions on what to do during an emergency.

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