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Are your teams managing ABA absences properly or spinning in compliance confusion? 

Kendra Yoch,

December 18, 2025

in: Training

It seems simple enough: The Texas Education Code allows students with autism to have excused temporary absences for appointments like ABA, speech, and occupational therapy, provided they start or return to school on the same day. 

But we all know what happens in practice.

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