Abstract
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.
| Translated title of the contribution | Were the student’s actions a manifestation of the student’s disability? The need for policy change and guidance |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Article number | 50 |
| Journal | Education Policy Analysis Archives |
| Volume | 25 |
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| State | Published - May 22 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education