What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Check if the plan includes prevention, supervision, transition supports, replacement skills, and response steps.
Confirm the FBA/BIP explains the pattern instead of treating elopement only as discipline.
Look for records showing transportation, arrival, dismissal, recess, lunch, assemblies, and field trips are covered.
Sample checker finding
Safety plan is reactive only
What the record shows
The plan says staff will call the office after the student leaves, but it does not name triggers, transition supports, supervision, replacement skills, or parent notification steps.
What to ask for
Ask for an IEP-team review focused on prevention, support, and response roles.
A written request you can use
Send one specific question
“Please review my child's elopement safety plan and show where the IEP identifies triggers, prevention supports, supervision, staff roles, transportation or transition coverage, communication steps, and when the plan will be reviewed.”
Document based IEP review
Check the pages you already have
The review reads the pages you upload, points to the wording behind each concern, and helps you prepare questions. It does not send anything to your school or decide a legal claim.
Common questions
What should an elopement IEP review focus on?
Focus on prevention, supervision, transition supports, FBA/BIP connection, response roles, communication, and a review schedule.
Can the review recommend restraint or locked doors?
No. The review helps parents ask document-based questions. Restrictive interventions, emergency procedures, and safety protocols require qualified local review and legal safeguards.
What should I ask first?
Ask what data explains the pattern and where the IEP states who prevents, responds to, communicates, and reviews incidents.