Disciplining Disabled Students

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a detailed examination of school discipline as it relates to students with disabilities. The writer explores the laws and alternatives that are available with regard to special education students and the discipline they receive in the school system. The writer then argues that special education students sometimes pose a threat to the ability to effectively discipline at school.

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Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For many years students with special needs were shuffled down to the end of the hall and largely ignored. Four decades ago the wheels were set in motion for changes in the system and today students with special needs are provided federally protected rights with regard to their education. While it is exciting and fair that these students be provided an education and are allowed to be taught in regular education classrooms it is unfair to expect these accommodations yet claim if they place a disciplinary burden on the school staff they be disciplined with the same rules as the special education students. Students bringing weapons to school, starting fist fights and other problems must be handled in the same way that regular education students are for the safety of the overall school population."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Who Killed School Discipline? Kay S. Hymowitz http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_2_who_killed_school_dis.html
• Disciplining students with disabilities Focus on Exceptional Children, May 2001 by Yell, Mitchell L, Rozalski, Michael E, Drasgow, Erik
• Becker, Andrew (2007) Disabled students wrongly expelled, lawsuit alleges: OAKLEY: Mother alleges district illegally removes special-education youths after son kicked out for having knife. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
• _______(2005) School discipline; best practices for administrators, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review) Reference & Research Book News
• Teichroeb, Ruth (1998) STABBING SUSPECT MUST ATTEND 45-DAY PROGRAM.(News) Seattle Post-Intelligence

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