As a general rule, special education students have to be kept in their regular placement as determined in their Individualized Education Program (IEP). However, at times special education students will misbehave and may be disciplined by removal from that...
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Part 2: Handling Disagreements on Placements of Kids with 504s
Options for resolving disputes regarding a kid on a 504 plan are different than they are for students on an IEP. They're not as efficient and speedy as options for resolving disputes concerning students on an IEP. If there is a dispute involving a student...
Part 1: Handling Disagreements on Placements of Kids with IEPs
With respect to students on an IEP who are being disciplined, sometimes disagreements will arise between the child's parents, who believe that the problem behavior is a manifestation of the student's disability or a school's failure to properly implement the IEP, and...
My Child is on an IEP and has been Suspended. What do I do?
First off, don't think that you're powerless. Regardless of what the school may tell you, if your son or daughter has an IEP and has been suspended or is facing expulsion, you have a great deal of control over what happens next. Keep the folllowing things...
Students in Medical Fields Should be Careful with Clinical Rotations
With the growth in the medical field, numerous students are now pursuing degrees allowing them to be a doctor, nurse, psychologist, pharmacist, CNA, dental hygienists or other type of health care provider. This is a good development in the Denver, Colorado area...
Students Facing Discipline Potentially Could be Protected by Special Education Laws
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), if a student who has not been identified as requiring an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is facing removal from the regular educational setting - i.e., expulsion or an extended suspension - but a...
How Manifestation Determinations Work
Before a student on an IEP or a 504 Plan has a change in placement, a manifestation determination meeting normally is held. Within 10 days of a decision to change the placement of a child on an IEP, the IEP team must have a manifestation determination...
School Safety 1 — Discipline Records
Some of you may have seen the following article in the Denver Post on May 19, 2014: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25790145/severe-punishments-minority-students-see-little-change The main point of the article was to examine whether minority students are...