Which of the following is NOT typically considered a related service under an IEP?

• A. General education classroom scheduling
• B. Speech-language pathology
• C. Transportation
• D. Counseling

Answer: (A)

Understanding related services helps you see how the IEP supports a student beyond the core instruction. Related services are supports designed to help a student access and benefit from special education. They aren’t the direct instruction itself but services that enable learning, such as speech-language pathology, transportation to and from school, and counseling.

General education classroom scheduling isn’t a service aimed at addressing a disability or facilitating specific learning or communication needs. It’s a scheduling arrangement within the general education environment and relates more to placement logistics than to providing a specialized therapeutic or supportive intervention. That’s why it’s not typically listed as a related service.

So, the items that are examples of related services—like speech-language pathology, transportation, and counseling—are the kinds of supports IDEA defines as related services, whereas arranging the day’s schedule in the general education setting isn’t treated as a separate related service.