1. Discipline To discipline thus means to instruct a person to follow a particular code of conduct "order." Amanda Stone EDUC 510 Instructional Adaptation for Student Diversity

3. IDEA was signed into law on December 3, 2004 by President George W. Bush.

4. The provisions of the act became effective on July 1, 2005 with the exception of some elements pertaining to the definition of a “highly qualified teacher.”

6. Expand removal authority for special circumstances related to serious bodily injury.

7. Retain previous authority for immediate short-term removals.

8. Retain authority for long-term removals for behavior that is not a manifestation of the disability.

10. Establish a new standard for manifestation determinations.

11. Add a new provision when there is a determination that the behavior was a manifestation of the disability.

12. Retain a definition of a change of placement and clarify that the public agency makes a case-by-case determination of whether a specific pattern of removals meet the definition.

14. Retain hearing rights related to disciplinary removals.

15. Establish the authority of the hearing officer.

16. Establish procedures for an expedited hearing.

19. Behavior goals and disciplinary actions should not be incorporated in the Section 504 accommodation plan of the IEP (if the student also qualifies for special education). If the student is not making progress on those behavioral goals, then the teacher has the right to ask for a review of the student’s program or placement.

21. Resources http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm http://idea.ed.gov/ http://www.ldaal.org/Graphic.aspx?url=/pages/Links http://www.nectac.org/idea/idea.asp http://www.dredf.org/idea/index.shtml http://wrightslaw.com/idea/index.htm http://specialchildren.about.com/od/behavioranddiscipline/Behavior_and_Discipline.htm http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/13868.aspx http://www.help4adhd.org/education/rights/idea