TY - JOUR
T1 - Were the student’s actions a manifestation of the student’s disability? The need for policy change and guidance
AU - Lewis, Maria M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/5/22
Y1 - 2017/5/22
N2 - Under federal special education law, before a school district may discipline a student with a disability for greater than 10 days, it must first determine whether the student’s actions were a manifestation of his or her disability (IDEA, 2004). This requirement, referred to as manifestation determination review (MDR), aims to ensure that students with disabilities do not experience a significant disciplinary change in placement for actions that are caused by their disabilities. This article will discuss the evolution of the legal standard and the policy implications of a study that examined 80 MDR decisions in one large urban school district.
AB - Under federal special education law, before a school district may discipline a student with a disability for greater than 10 days, it must first determine whether the student’s actions were a manifestation of his or her disability (IDEA, 2004). This requirement, referred to as manifestation determination review (MDR), aims to ensure that students with disabilities do not experience a significant disciplinary change in placement for actions that are caused by their disabilities. This article will discuss the evolution of the legal standard and the policy implications of a study that examined 80 MDR decisions in one large urban school district.
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U2 - 10.14507/epaa.25.2880
DO - 10.14507/epaa.25.2880
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020056128
SN - 1068-2341
VL - 25
JO - Education Policy Analysis Archives
JF - Education Policy Analysis Archives
M1 - 50
ER -