…impact of school discipline and juvenile justice referrals on members of the groups we represent, especially children who are members of more than one protected class. These children are often…

…similar fate. Adverse treatment of a student’s impairment through punitive action or discipline is discriminatory under Section 504. OCR, Disability Rights Enforcement Highlights, at 10 (Oct. 2012), available at https://www2.ed.gov/documents/news/section-504.pdf…

…students of immigrant families, and others are often effectively barred from charter school enrollment. Fourth, charter schools enjoy unique differences with regard to issues of school discipline. For example, many…

…much greater concentrations of students in “deep” poverty as compared to Philadelphia’s charter sector. •High suspension rates and disproportionality in discipline, issues that we have raised about District schools, are…

…the use of suspension, expulsion, and other exclusionary discipline as a last resort, only for the most serious behaviors, and only after non-exclusionary disciplinary alternatives have been carefully considered, tried…

…special education documents and school discipline notices. LEP parents of students with disabilities are entitled to meaningful participation in the special education process and are denied this right when special…

…discipline. Q Is my child free from restraints? AEDY programs that use restraints must allow for reasonable modifications of their restraint policies and procedures to accommodate for students with disabilities…

…book. The special education needs of children with disabilities were ignored, and clearly, many youth were disciplined and subject to abuse based on their disabilities. This lawsuit seeks to hold…

…to Specific Rights. In the course of the investigation, it was determined that the youth was subjected to harassment, unreasonable restraint, unusual and an extreme form of discipline by more…

…continuing neglect and “lack of organization and discipline” warranted removal based on evidence that the guardian continued to underfeed her children, obtained an eviction notice, and failed to get her…

…their right to meaningful parent participation in the special education process, denies a student due process rights in the context of school discipline proceedings, and contributes to delays in enrollment…

…alleged abuser and, when presented with the risk of this interaction, many students avoid school altogether. While schools generally do not have jurisdiction to discipline students for out-of-school behavior, schools…

…of bullying and harassment, • Reduce the overuse of discipline practices that remove students from the classroom, and • Eliminate the use of aversive behavioral interventions that compromise student health…

…education process, denies a student due process rights in the context of school discipline proceedings, and contributes to delays in enrollment and the placement of EL students in inappropriate classroom…

…students with disabilities. Additional funding is needed to ensure the participation of non-English speaking parents. Such services are also mandated in the special education context and school discipline proceedings. These…

…students with disabilities have meaningful access to information about their child’s educational program, including special education and school discipline. From July 7, 2017, when the District established an electronic translation/interpretation…

…7–8 (Jan. 2011), available at http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Zero%20Tolerance%20in%20P hiladelphia%20%282%29.pdf; Report, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools at 7–8 (Nov. 2013), available at…

…school and beyond. SWPBS helps schools teach expected behaviors and social skills for all students, creates student behavioral health and academic support systems, and applies data-based decision-making to discipline, academics,…