Education Department Finds Students With Disabilities Disproportionately Disciplined

16th November, 2023

17 November 2023, News, Newsletter, Sped

[Source: Disability Scoop]

For the first time in years, federal education officials are releasing data showing how the experiences of students with disabilities in the nation’s schools vary from others and the picture is stark.

Students with disabilities account for a larger percentage of those attending public schools than just a few years ago, according to findings from the U.S. Department of Education’s latest civil rights data collection. At the same time, these children are far more likely than others to be subject to restraint and seclusion, be suspended or expelled or referred to law enforcement.

To read more, please check out the post on Disability Scoop here.

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