Parent outraged over SCCPSS decision to not bus IEP student to choice school Savannah Chatham County Public School system parents are speaking out against the busing shortages that have plagued the district. Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021 Parent outraged over SCCPSS decision to not bus IEP student to choice school Savannah Chatham County Public School system parents are speaking out against the busing shortages that have plagued the district. Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ON THE WAY FOR THE DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO THE BRIDGE. NEW AT SIX .. NO RIDE TO SCHOOL? SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY SCHL OO PARENTS ARE NOW SCRAMBNGLI TO FIND WAYS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN TO CLS.AS AS OUR DANAE BUCCI INVESTIGATES .. ONE MAN CLAIMS THE NEW POLICY IS VIOLATING HER SON'S RIGHTS. BY CONVENTIONAL STANDARDS... LEORA SMITH'S SON NOAH IS EXCEPTIONAL. LEORA SMIT//H SCCPSS PARENT HE'S JUST NOT LIKE ANYBODY ELSE. BEING A SPORTS WIZ. .. POLITICAL JUNKY... AND SPACE ENTHUSIAST ARE JUST A FEW OF HIS TALEN. TS LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARE NT HE WAS TESTED AS GIFTED D AN HE APPLIED TO BE APART OF THE STEM PROGRAM AT BARTLETT STEM WHICH IS A CHOICE SCHO. OL BUT THE CHANCES OF HIM BEING AB LE TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR HANG IN THE BALANCE. LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT STATING THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN'T GO THERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL CAN'T FIGURE OUT A BUSING SITUATION JUST TELLS OUR KIDS THAT THEIR HARD WORK DOESN'T PAYOFF. ((NAT)) LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT THAT IS A VIOLATION OF HIS IEP, IT'S A VIOLATION OF FAITH, IT'S A VIATOLION OF LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND I PLAN TO PUSH IT AS HARD ANASD FAR AS I CAN. AND I-E-P IS AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT'S GIVEN BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. SOME REQUIRE TRANSPORTATI SONERVICES FOR STUDENTS. S-C-C-P-S-S RELEASED THIS STATEMENT TO W-J- L C- SAYING IN PART... PRIORITIZATION DECISIO NS ARE INFORMED BY OUR LEGAL CONTEXT, GIVINTHE G HIGHEST PRIORITY LEVEL TO SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OBLIGATIONS THAT HAVE BN EEDEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN IDEA AND SECTION 504 PLANS. SMITH SAYS THE DISTRICT WILL OFFER TRANSPORTATION IF HE GOES TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL... BUT SMITH SAYS THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUG H. LEORA SMITH // SCCPSS PARENT ME NOT BEING ABLE TO GET HIM TO BARTLETT BEUSCAE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE COULD BE PROBLEMATIC AND HE MAY HAVE TO FORFEIT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY BECAE US BUSING ISN'T AVAILABLE TO HIM. BUCC