Schools, Discipline, and Students with Disabilities: The AFT Responds.

Autor/in	Bader, Beth D.
Institution	American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC.
Titel	Schools, Discipline, and Students with Disabilities: The AFT Responds.
Quelle	(1997), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Behavior Disorders; Compliance (Legal); Disabilities; Discipline; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Expulsion; Nontraditional Education; School Attendance Legislation; Student Placement; Suspension; Violence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Disziplin; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Relegation; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Bildungspflicht; Schülerpraktikum; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Gewalt
Abstract	This position paper of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) addresses issues related to the discipline of students with severe behavior disorders or other disabilities. It specifically considers: (1) placement of disruptive and/or dangerous students; (2) cost issues of alternatives to suspension and expulsion; (3) legal parameters under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; (4) staff issues (teachers have a right not to be verbally or physically assaulted by students); and (5) minority issues (since minority students have been disproportionately represented among suspended and expelled students). The paper encourages a focus on prevention and early intervention through use of discipline codes, improved classroom management, low-level classroom interventions, and behavior specialists. It also recommends a continuum of alternative placements including in-school crisis centers, in-school suspension, and longer-term alternative settings. The paper reaffirms AFT's position favoring alternative schools. Attached is a resolution on the issue of alternative schools passed by the AFT at its 1996 Convention; an outline of prevention and intervention strategies; and guidance on the law surrounding the discipline of students with disabilities. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC