Discipline and IDEA
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) contains safeguards to keep children with special needs from being victimized by school disciplinary measures. Find information about what schools can and can't do -- and how the IDEA reauthorization may have changed that -- on these sites.
IDEA 2004 Summary
Section on Discipline (scroll down) outlines areas in which safeguards have been cut back or eliminated. Note in particular how the fact that schools don't have to report on children in alternative placements for No Child Left Behind may provide an incentive for targeting them for displinary action. From Familes and Advocates Partnership for Education.
Section on Discipline (scroll down) outlines areas in which safeguards have been cut back or eliminated. Note in particular how the fact that schools don't have to report on children in alternative placements for No Child Left Behind may provide an incentive for targeting them for displinary action. From Familes and Advocates Partnership for Education.
Discipline FAQ
Answers from the U.S. Department of Education on disciplinary rules that apply to children with special needs as outlined in IDEA.
Answers from the U.S. Department of Education on disciplinary rules that apply to children with special needs as outlined in IDEA.
Fair and Effective Discipline for All Students
"Best Practices for Educators" from the National Association of School Psychologists, including information on IDEA regulations and ways to make schools safe and educational for everyone.
"Best Practices for Educators" from the National Association of School Psychologists, including information on IDEA regulations and ways to make schools safe and educational for everyone.
What Are the School's Obligations?
Pete Wright, of the excellent special education site Wrightslaw, writes on the ways in which schools can work with students who are violent and out of control, and how schools' mismanagement of kids with special needs can lead to anger, frustration and violence.
Pete Wright, of the excellent special education site Wrightslaw, writes on the ways in which schools can work with students who are violent and out of control, and how schools' mismanagement of kids with special needs can lead to anger, frustration and violence.
Prevention Research and the IDEA Discipline Provisions
"A Guide for School Administrators" presenting research on the benefits and effectiveness of positive behavioral support.
"A Guide for School Administrators" presenting research on the benefits and effectiveness of positive behavioral support.
IDEA 2004: Changes Affecting Students with Tourette Syndrome
From the Tourette Syndrome Association, an overview of the changes to IDEA as they affect the specific behavioral supports needed by children with Tourette syndrome.
From the Tourette Syndrome Association, an overview of the changes to IDEA as they affect the specific behavioral supports needed by children with Tourette syndrome.