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Avoiding the Threat: An Exploratory Study Into a Theoretical Understanding of the De Facto Segregation of Students with Disabilities
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Williams, Jacob; Pazey, Barbara; Fall, Anna Mária; Yates, James R.; Roberts, Garrett J. – NASSP Bulletin, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that may influence school administrators' disciplinary decisions involving students with disabilities. Confirmatory factor analysis suggests that the investigator-developed measures adequately represent the hypothesized latent factors per the pattern of observed responses. The hypothesized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Administrator Attitudes
The Use of Aversives in Special Education: Legal and Practice Considerations for School Principals
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey; Whitford, Denise K.; Counts, Jennifer – NASSP Bulletin, 2017
The use of aversives as a method for behavioral intervention in U.S. public schools has been a persistent concern and often subject to litigation, particularly among students with disabilities. The use of aversives (restraint, seclusion, and corporal punishment) have been supported in some cases due to their perceived necessity to keep children…
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Special Education, Disabilities, Principals
Exclusionary Discipline and the Forfeiture of Special Education Rights: A Survey.
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King, Ashley Thomas – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
A survey of exclusionary discipline practices with handicapped students revealed a national pattern of "de facto" differential treatment. In denying a school's unilateral authority to remove dangerous or disruptive students, the Supreme Court's judgment in "Honig v. Doe" (1988) took precedence over all earlier court decisions.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Students with Disabilities: The Dangerousness Exception.
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Zirkel, Perry A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
Recounts the case of Lauren, a moderately disabled student suspended for disruptive, aggressive behavior before the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was amended. The Seventh Court of Appeals upheld the suspension. The majority of such cases have gone against districts, reflecting a relatively high judicial standard of dangerous…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
The Principal and Discipline with Special Education Students.
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Osborne, Allan G., Jr. – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
Under provisions of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, school officials may change a disruptive student's placement before the situation escalates and requires disciplinary measures. IDEA's purpose is to address students' disabilities, including those causing them to misbehave. Also, disabled students may be suspended…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997: Selected Observations.
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Morrissey, Patricia – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
In passing the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, Congress tackled tough issues regarding educating students with disabilities. This article addresses four changes to IDEA and their implications for secondary principals, including suspension of handicapped students without educational services, development of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Discipline, Expulsion