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Discipline and IDEA 1997: Instituting a New Balance.
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Zurkowski, Joyce K.; Kelly, Peter S.; Griswold, Deborah E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Reviews the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating to short-term and long-term suspension. New protections for students with disabilities and the new tools for administrators to be used in addressing behaviors are discussed, including placement of students with disabilities in interim alternative-educational…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Educational Legislation
Disciplining Students with Disabilities: Issues and Considerations for Implementing IDEA 97.
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Maag, John W. – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
Discusses issues related to implementing the new discipline provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. Litigation that led to the new provisions is described, along with issues relating to conducting functional assessments, making a manifestation determination, generating interim placements, and cessation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
A Look at IDEA 1997 Discipline Provisions: Implications for Change in the Roles and Responsibilities of School Personnel.
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Conroy, Maureen; Clark, Denise; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Examines likely changes in the roles and responsibilities of public school personnel from the implementation of disciplinary provisions of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Also addresses implementing functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans, and provides guidelines for implementing…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Educational Legislation
Dealing with Behaviors Perceived as Unacceptable in Schools: The Interim Alternative Educational Setting Solution. Fourth CCBD Mini-Library Series: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Children and Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders--Programs That Work.
Peterson, Reece L.; Smith, Carl R. – 2002
This examination of the interim alternative educational setting for the school discipline of students with disabilities focuses on the legal requirements and their application under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as amended in 1997. Following an introductory background chapter, the concept of interim alternative educational…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Definitions
Changing Disciplinary and Instructional Practices in the Middle School To Address IDEA.
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Gable, Robert A.; Hendrickson, Jo M.; Tonelson, Stephen W.; Van Acker, Richard – Clearing House, 2000
Examines some obstacles to full implementation of provisions of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Explores ways middle schools might overcome these obstacles, primarily by viewing behavior problems as errors in learning that can be ameliorated through quality instruction. Discusses ways in which schools must…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Discipline
Changing Discipline Policies and Practices: Finding a Place for Functional Behavioral Assessment in Schools.
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Gable, Robert A.; Hendrickson, Jo M.; Smith, Carl – Preventing School Failure, 1999
Examines challenges in implementing the disciplinary provisions of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments, obstacles to implementing the law's functional-assessment provision, and ways that schools might overcome these obstacles. Encourages schools to include disciplinary practices in a larger program of positive academic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy
The Discipline of Students with Disabilities: Requirements of the IDEA Amendments of 1997.
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Shriner, James G. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Presents the legal requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in disciplining students with disabilities, describes IDEA's requirement that school officials address student problem behavior in the Individualized Education Program, and offers recommendations regarding the formation of school district policies and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Student Discipline and IDEA--Synthesis of GAO Report. Synthesis Brief.
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Markowitz, Joy – 2001
This brief presents an overview of findings from a U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) study that investigated how the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) affected the ability of schools to maintain a safe environment conducive to learning. A study surveyed 272 public middle and high school principals…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline
Suspension and Expulsion: Effective Management for Students?
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Bock, Stacey Jones; Savner, Jennifer L.; Tapscott, Katherine E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Provides a brief review of legal procedures that schools have available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, and discusses problems with using suspension and expulsion, including recidivism, increased dropout rates, overrepresentation of minorities receiving suspension or expulsion, and indiscriminate…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Dropout Rate
Here Comes the Judge: Lessons from the Courts on Behavioral Intervention Plans.
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Johns, Bev – 2001
This paper reviews provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and findings from court cases regarding behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) for students with disabilities. The following eight recommendations are provided for school districts as they strive to implement the behavioral intervention provisions of IDEA and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal)
Addressing Student Problem Behavior: An IEP Team's Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans. Second Edition.
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Quinn, Mary Magee; Gable, Robert A.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Nelson, C. Michael; Howell, Kenneth W. – 1998
This paper provides guidelines for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing positive behavior intervention plans with students who have behavior disorders or other disabilities in the context of requirements of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). After an introduction, rights and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Addressing Student Problem Behavior: An IEP Team's Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans.
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Quinn, Mary Magee; Gable, Robert A.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Nelson, C. Michael; Howell, Kenneth W. – 1998
This paper provides guidelines for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing positive behavior intervention plans with students who have behavior disorders or other disabilities in the context of requirements of the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). After an introduction, rights and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research