New Guidance for Restraint and Seclusion
On December 28, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") provided school districts with guidance on how the use of restraint and seclusion may result in discrimination against students with disabilities, thereby…
Guidance for School Discipline for Children with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released guidance on School Discipline for Children with Disabilities on August 1st. The Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Dealing with Disciplinary Issues in School
Code of Student Conduct
There is an important issue that is coming up more and more in schools today. This is the issue of school discipline. Many students have been caught up in School Districts’ enforcing their so-called Zero…
