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...
Special Education
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...
Special Education Students Must Receive Services During Disciplinary Removal
Under th Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, students on an IEP must continue to receive education services when they are removed from their regulation education setting. Normally the removal is through suspension or expulsion. While the student...
Special Education: Identifying Children with Disabilities
In special education law, there occasionally is some confusion among parents as to what it means to be a child with a disability. An important thing to understand is that the definition is quite broad. A child with a disability is one with cognitive disabilities,...