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Colorado law makes it abundantly clear that a school employee may only use physical restraint on or seclude a student in very limited circumstances, usually only when a student is posing a threat to themselves or another. C.R.S. § 26-20-103. However, many school...
It has been over a year since the world shut-down for COVID and we have been adjusting ever since. Masks, hand sanitizer, and social distancing have all become parts of our lives. We have missed out on family functions, social gatherings, concerts, movies, and...
Codes of conduct and honor codes are one of those things that all college students know about, but chances are they probably don’t think about them until they find themselves in front of an Ethics Committee for a hearing. This can be a scary process, and you may be...
The Colorado Revised Statutes outline the laws regarding truancy and require that every school district has an officer specifically responsible for dealing with students who miss school frequently. Every district must have a procedure in place to help children stay in...
In Colorado, the Juvenile Criminal Code can be found in the Children's Code of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The law gives the juvenile court the power to preside over any child who has been accused of committing a “delinquent act.” Common delinquent acts include but...
The most important thing to understand about the relationship between FBAs and BIPs is that the findings of the FBA must ultimately be the foundation for the recommendations of the BIP. The FBA exists to identify why the child is acting the way he or she is,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
