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ERIC Number: ED571874
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun-18
Pages: 93
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students with Disabilities
National Council on Disability
In conjunction with its fall quarterly meeting, NCD convened a stakeholder forum in Atlanta in October 2014 to receive testimony on the role of special education in the School-to-Prison Pipeline. The findings and recommendations in this report are based upon the culmination of that testimony, interviews with experts, and review of available research. Studies show that up to 85 percent of youth in juvenile detention facilities have disabilities that make them eligible for special education services, yet only 37 percent receive these services while in school. A disproportionate percentage of these detained youth are youth of color. These statistics should lead to the conclusion that many disabled youth in the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems are deprived of an appropriate education that could have changed their School-to-Prison Pipeline trajectory. NCD has concluded that IDEA can and should be an important part of the solution to the School-to-Prison Pipeline crisis. Thus, the recommendations in this report focus on ways to improve existing special education delivery and enforcement systems to better meet the needs of students with disabilities who risk entering the Pipeline. The report includes a participants list of attendees at the NCD Stakeholder Forum to Receive Testimony about the "School-to-Prison Pipeline", Monday, October 6, 2014, Atlanta, GA 30309; List of Acronyms; and Endnotes.
National Council on Disability. 1331 F Street NW Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004. Tel: 202-272-2004; Fax: 202-272-2022; Web site: http://www.ncd.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Council on Disability
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504); Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act 1974; Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VI
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