Is Moving A Child From a Regular Bus to a Special Education Bus a Change of Placement?

According to South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children Policies and Procedures released April 6, 2009, the answer is "yes" since a special education bus is a more restrictive setting than a regular education bus (34 C.F.R. Section 300.107). Nonacademic services include transportation as a service; therefore, the IEP team would need to ensure a child with disabilities participates with children without disabilities in the extracurricular services and activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of that child (34 C.F.R. Section 300.117). If the change is made, the IEP team would need to provide PWN.