Guest guest Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hi. My name is Robyn. I am new to this list and new to the area. My son has Down syndrome, chd and pulmonary hypertension. We need to keep him from colds, so we choose not to send him to school. My understanding is that the state of Florida is generous with providing services to home bound students. Anyone else in this boat? Robyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 My son is on the program its hospital homebound. I am in a different county in FL but my understand is that state wide, you get a doctor to agree that your son needs these at home schooling services, then inform the school, they will give the doctors the forms to fill out, then you have an IEP meeting and he is placed in the program. Services vary - the teacher will come to your home and they will supply you with the curriculum but I'm not sure exactly how many hours the teacher comes over. But it is a decent program in my opinion. They also have to provide the related therapies. You can start by talking to your ESE person and getting info on the program and make sure you have a doctor who agrees that he needs this program and will do the school paperwork involved. From: arobyn60 Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 8:01 AM To: sList Subject: Homebound Child Hi. My name is Robyn. I am new to this list and new to the area. My son has Down syndrome, chd and pulmonary hypertension. We need to keep him from colds, so we choose not to send him to school. My understanding is that the state of Florida is generous with providing services to home bound students. Anyone else in this boat?Robyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hi, My son has been in the HH program since he was 3...he is now 5. It is true that the child must be determined eligible for services at home by a doctor. My son has a cardiac condition, lung disease, weakened immune system putting him at high risk for respiratory infections, and on plenty of medicines. He also has DS. We have an eligibility meeting annually. There are no set guidelines for services but they will tell you that there are....I would be happy to speak with anyone regarding this program if you would like to call me My son currently has 5 hours of Academics 3 hours of speech 30 min PT 60 min OT This is after years of fighting for service and it was extremely stressful for me. We lost so much valuable learning time during the battles. We need to form a group and a plan Regards, Darla Haskell Homebound Child Hi. My name is Robyn. I am new to this list and new to the area. My son has Down syndrome, chd and pulmonary hypertension. We need to keep him from colds, so we choose not to send him to school. My understanding is that the state of Florida is generous with providing services to home bound students. Anyone else in this boat? Robyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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