TY - JOUR
AU - Fox, James J.
AB - mong the significant changes con- A tained in the recent reauthorization of IDEA (1997). the disciplinary provi- sions, particularly for students who threaten “safe and orderly” school envi- ronments, have drawn attention and con- troversy. A major impetus for the provi- sions has been the increase of violence in our schools (Johns, Guetzloe, & Yell, 1998; OSEP, 1997), both in the number of students who violate school codes of con- duct and in the severity of such violations, A Look at IDEA 1997 including the use of weapons and drugs. Although school administrators do have Discipline Provisions: the authority to suspend and expel stu- dents who violate conduct rules, when a student’s disability is directly related to Implications for the violation, such a suspension or expul- sion remains a continual administrative and legal concern. On the one hand, Change in the Roles school administrators express concern that there is inequity between the conse- and Responsibilities quences for students with and without dis- abilities who violate school conduct rules. Some administrators assert that IDEA of School Personnel (1 990) limits their ability to suspend and expel students with disabilities who may pose a threat to a safe school environment. On 
TI - A Look at IDEA 1997 Discipline Provisions: Implications for Change in the Roles and Responsibilities of School Personnel
JF - Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth
DO - 10.1080/10459889909603304
DA - 1999-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/a-look-at-idea-1997-discipline-provisions-implications-for-change-in-MiDlaorlS0
SP - 64
EP - 70
VL - 43
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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