University of Florida Discipline Of Student With Disability Discussion

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Behavior, Disability, & Discipline: The Over-Discipline of Children with Disabilities While students with disabilities make up for 11.7 percent of the K-12 population, they account for a quarter of suspensions and expulsions, and nearly 30 percent of students referred to police. Furthermore, researchers’ analyses of disciplinary data by both race and sex have shown that black students with disabilities and boys with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined. In addition to facing disproportionate suspension, expulsion, and policing, students with disabilities are subject to restraint and seclusion (a practice in which individuals are physically pinned down or isolated against their will) at rates far exceeding their peers. Tracking data from the 2015-2016 school year, analysis of National data showed that students with disabilities represent 66 percent of students were subject to seclusion and 71 percent of those restrained, a substantial overrepresentation. “For kids with disabilities, they are getting a lot more in terms of supports and service when they are in school,” said Daniel Losen, director for the Center for Civil Rights Remedies. “When they are missing school because they are suspended, they lose more." Directions: Read the op-ed article from the Atlantic magazine linked below entitled, “Why Schools Over-Discipline Children with Disabilities” by Katherine Lewis (2015). Then, reflect on the matter of disproportionate discipline for students with disabilities. Use the following prompts to guide your reflection, although you are free to include both your own opinions as well as research support for your positions that are not necessarily aligned with these prompts. Your response should be formatted according to APA guidelines (see syllabus) and consist of 1.5 – 2 double-spaced pages, using headers to distinguish responses to separate prompts. Although no title page is required, you should include a references page at the end of your submission. Link to Atlantic (2015) op-ed article: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/school-discipline-children-disabilities/399563/ 1. Describe the “discipline gap” for students with disabilities. What is meant by “over-discipline”? Who is most affected by it? 2. How does the disproportionate disciplining of students with disabilities run counter to the law? 3. What are the consequences of over-disciplining students with disabilities for the student(s) involved? 4. What are some non-punitive alternatives to over-disciplining students with disabilities? What are some of the barriers to using them?
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1. Describe the "discipline gap" for students with disabilities. What is meant by "overdiscipline"? Who is most affected by it?
A discipline gap is a form of disciplinary action implemented for learners with a disability
when appropriate behavior occurs. Basically, nothing in the IDEA prevents schools from
punishing students who have disabilities. In addition, some would argue that the learner with a
disability is not acquiring an "adequate" education if these risky behaviors are not addressed as
argued by Camacho and Krezmien (2019). To stop the disruptive and harmful behavior and make
sure that any form of discipline is effective in preventing a recurrence, it may be necessary for the
child with a disability to receive specialist treatment.
Over-discipline is the prolonged punishment of the learners due to inappropriate behavior,
either by long expulsion away from the school environment or by inappropriate punishment of the
learner by giving him or her difficult task as a way of punishment. Students are mainly affected by
over-discipline, which mainly affects those with a disability because they will not be able to
accomplish the objectives in their IEP, which leads to poor performance (Camacho & Krezmien,
2019). Parents are also affected by the over-discipline of the learners because staying with the
child at home brings about more expenses of finding for a teacher to educate him on which
regulations and laws by the FAPE argue that the school should address the issues (Morgan et al.,
2019). Teachers are also affected by the over-discipline of their students by the school because it
will affect the learner's performance and lower the class's grading.
2. How does the disproportionate disciplining of students with disabi...


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