What if a disruptive student claims the disruptive behavior is the result of a disability?
A. “The fact that a student may have a disability should not inhibit you from notifying appropriate authorities [including the campus police, as needed] about disruptive behavior. Students with or without disabilities need to know they must adhere to reasonable behavioral standards. Setting and enforcing such standards may encourage students with disabilities to obtain needed therapy, and to take prescribed medications.” “Disability claims and accommodation requests should be discussed with the Office for Individuals with Disabilities. There is an established procedure students should follow if they have a disability and seek reasonable accommodation.” http://www.disabilities.eku.edu/ “Generally, while different rules apply in the elementary and secondary school setting, pertinent federal agencies and the courts have made it clear that an institution of higher education does not have to tolerate or excuse violent, dangerous, or disruptive behavior, especially when that behavior interfe
