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Disciplinary Procedures
Special Education Laws Made SimpleNovember 2013 – Austin, Texas
National Business Institute
Presented bySarah S. Flournoy, J.D., Ed.D.
Of Counsel, West & Associates, LLP
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Issues To Consider
1. Educational Impact
2. Disciplinary Consequences
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Managing Behavioral Issues
Define
Research
Solution
Test Solution
Analyze Results
Report Results
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Managing Behavioral IssuesFunctional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs)
• Parents’ informed consent necessary• Attempt to clearly identify problem• Gather all available information– Review student records– Observation– Faculty reports– Indirect and direct data
• ARD committee forms hypothesis on catalyst
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Managing Behavioral IssuesBehavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs)
• Effort to test FBA conclusions• Generated by ARD committee• Part of IEP– Assessable/measurable goals– Disseminated to relevant campus staff– Training requirements apply– Regular assessment of progress
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Managing Behavioral IssuesPhysical Restraints and Isolation Techniques
• Prohibited– Confinement in locked box, closet, or other specially designed
space – Seclusion
• Restraint– Only in emergency and– Only as long as emergency persists– By trained personnel– Reasonable to circumstances– Thoroughly documented
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Managing Behavioral IssuesPhysical Restraints and Isolation Techniques
• Time-outs– Part of student’s BIP (and therefore IEP)– Cannot use physical force or threat of to get there– Used with assortment of positive behavior
intervention strategies and techniques– Cannot preclude student from being involved in
and progression in general curriculum and goals– Personnel must be trained
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Managing Behavioral IssuesPhysical Restraints and Isolation Techniques
• Problems1. What is restraint and timeout?• Student can wiggle out…then okay• Reasonable…then okay
2. What is the LEA’s liability?• Qualified immunity as government entity• Special relationship exception• Training exception• Student must always receive FAPE
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Disciplinary Procedures
• FAPE must still be provided• Due Process protections
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Disciplinary ProceduresSuspensions and Expulsions
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Disciplinary ProceduresDisciplinary Changes in Placement
• Disciplinary removals okay as long as not change in placement
• Change in placement equals1. Removal for more than 10 consecutive days; or2. Pattern of removals for more than 10 cumulative
days in a school year• 45 day exceptions
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Disciplinary ProceduresManifestation Determinations
• If order of hearing officer constitutes change in placement for student
• Manifestation Team Determines1. Was the conduct caused by or hand a direct and
substantial relationship to the student’s disability, or2. Was the conduct a direct result of the local education
agency’s failure to implement the student’s IEP or BIP?
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Disciplinary ProceduresInterim Alternative Educational Settings
• Must provide student with – Ability to participate in general curriculum – Allow continued use of services and modifications– Include services to help address behavioral issues
• If no, cannot provide FAPE and disqualified
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Disciplinary ProceduresStudents Not Yet Eligible
• Generally IDEA protections only apply to eligible students
• Exceptions– School on notice– 504 protections– Mitigating factors under Texas law
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Disciplinary ProceduresExpedited Due Process Hearings
• Available if requested in response to: – Placement decision– Made on disciplinary grounds
• Steps the same, but timeline accelerated– Resolution meeting within 7 days of complaint– Hearing within 20 school days of complaint– Determination within 20 school days of hearing– Decision “issued and mailed” within 45 days of
complaint
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Miscellaneous
• FERPA• No limits on reporting crimes• Can discipline for off campus behavior if nexus
exists
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Managing Behavioral Issues
DefineBehavior
ResearchBehavior
SolutionBIP
Test Solution
Implement
Analyze Results
Measurable Goals
Report Results
Annual ARD
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Questions?
Sarah S. Flournoy, J.D., Ed.D.Of Counsel, West & Associates, LLP320 South R. L. Thornton Frwy, Suite 300Dallas, Texas [email protected]