According to South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children Policies and Procedures released April 6, 2009, the IEP team must consider the services needed for the child to address IEP goals, acess the general curriculum, and participate in extracurricular and nonacademic activities with children without disabilities. In this context, the team should also discuss what is to be done when services are missed due to school closure, mandatory emergency drills, or absences of the child. For example, if a child with a learning disability needs help taking tests, that service isn't needed if the school is closed. However, if regular, ongoing physical therapy is needed to maintain mobility, the team must find a way for the services to be provided if school is closed.
Another consideration for the IEP team is whether a number of missed services would constitute a denial of FAPE. Again, the team would create a plan for those circumstances.
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