Can a disabled student be expelled?
If the IEP team concludes that the child’s behavior was not a manifestation of the child’s disability, the child can be disciplined in the same manner as nondisabled children, except that appropriate educational services must be provided. Sec. 300.524(a), page 209–written on the document. This means that if nondisabled children are long-term suspended or expelled for a particular violation of school rules, the child with disabilities may also be long-term suspended or expelled. Education services to enable the child to appropriately progress in the general curriculum and appropriately advance toward the goals set out in the child’s IEP must be provided to the extent determined necessary by the child’s IEP team. (Sec. 300.121(d)(2), page 30–written on the document.) Q: Identify six strategies you can use to control student behavior that you deem challenging A: Dr. Phillip Strain identifies six strategies to help with challenging behaviors of children: • State expectations clearly. Rem
