Special Education and Pushout

Children with Disabilities and Factors Affecting Dropout
Research Article/Paper
Dunn, Caroline, Dalee Chambers and Karen Rabren, "Variables Affecting Students' Decisions to Drop Out of School," Remedial and Special Education, Vol. 25, No. 5 (September/October 2004).
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Disproportionate Suspensions and Expulsion for Students with Disabilities
Research Article/Paper
Rausch, M. Karega and Russell Skiba, “Discipline, Disability and Race: Disproportionality in Indiana Schools,” Education Policy Brief, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Vol. 4, No. 10 (Fall 2006).
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FAQs on School Discipline for Children with Disabilities in the U.S.
Fact Sheet
Discipline for Children with Disabilities: Questions & Answers from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Wrightslaw.
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Laws and Regulations Regarding School Discipline for Children with Disabilities
Fact Sheet
Zero Tolerance and School Discipline Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities, Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., (June 2005).
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Analysis of Changes to IDEA Impacting School Discipline
Research Article/Paper
O'Neil, Gineen, "School Discipline and Educationally Disabled Students," Education Law and Policy Forum, Vol. I, 2005. Accessed 18 April 2007
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Students with Disabilities and School Referrals to Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania
Advocacy Report
“Arrested Development: Students with Disabilities and School Referrals to Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania,” Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy (2004).
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Students with Disabilities and the Correctional System
Research Article/Paper
Rutherford, Robert B., et al., "Youth with Disabilities in the Correctional System: Prevalence Rates and Identification Issues," Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (July 2002).
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Unmet Mental Health Needs in Schools and the Juvenile Justice System in Indiana
Advocacy Report
“Children, Mental Health and the Law Summit: Official Report on Summit Findings with Recommendations,” Indiana State Bar Association (Fall 2005).
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Further Study Needed to Determine the Appropriateness of Alternative Schools for Students with Disabilities
Research Article/Paper
Lehr, Camilla, “Alternative Schools and Students with Disabilities: Identifying and Understanding the Issues.” Information Brief, Vol. 3, Issue 6, National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (October 2004).
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Focus Group Research on Private Alternative Schools for Special Education
Research Article/Paper
Zetlin, Andrea G. and Lois A.Weinberg, “Private special education schools: An exploratory study of student and teacher needs,” International Journal of Special Education , Vol. 21, No. 1, Pgs. 143-152 (2006).
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