The ABI/TBI Quiz:  An Overview

10. When is the best time for school personnel to begin school re-entry planning for students with TBI?

Answer: (a.) As soon as they know the student is hospitalized. 

After obtaining permission from the student's parents, school personnel should contact the hospital to begin school re-entry planning. School personnel should observe the student in the hospital, provide hospital personnel with pre-injury school records, provide the parents with information about special services available within the school setting, attend the hospital discharge meeting, and obtain copies of hospital medical records, therapy recommendations, and psychological evaluations. An initial planning session, where school personnel, the parents, and student (if appropriate) meet to discuss the student's needs and develop an IEP should take place before the student re-enters school. School personnel should also arrange for teachers to have inservice training in the area of TBI prior to the student's re-entry.

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