by Dan DeMarle | May 10, 2025 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Discipline/Suspensions, Other Health Impairment, School Districts
Ugochukwu Uche MS.,LPC “Discipline is one of the most frustrating challenges for parents of teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many well-intentioned parents apply traditional discipline methods—punishments, strict consequences, and...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 13, 2025 | Discipline/Suspensions, Individual Educational Plan IEP, School Districts, Section 504, Special Education
by Shaun Heasley | January 21, 2025 “New data from thousands of school districts across the nation is highlighting stark differences in the experiences of students with disabilities compared to their typically developing peers. Children with disabilities are far...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 22, 2025 | Discipline/Suspensions, School Districts, Special Education
By Brooke Schultz — October 07, 2024 “A North Carolina mother knew her 8-year-old son who has autism had been having difficulty in school—and asked that he receive additional support. Instead, while undergoing a functional behavior assessment, he ended up in a...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 11, 2025 | Discipline/Suspensions, Race/Racism, School Districts
A Government Accountability Office report finds colorism, gender stereotypes and biased views of Black girls contribute to the disparities. “Black girls are disciplined more often and more harshly than other girls, and they have the highest rates of exclusionary...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 19, 2024 | Discipline/Suspensions, School Districts
At the July 2023 Board of Regents meeting, the Board approved the permanent adoption of the amendment of sections 19.5 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and Sections 100.2, 200.1, 200.7, 200.15, and 200.22 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 10, 2024 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Discipline/Suspensions, Other Health Impairment, School Districts
For the first 57 minutes of the basketball game between two Bend, Oregon, high school rivals, Kyra Rice stood at the edges of the court taking yearbook photos. With just minutes before the end of the game, she was told she had to move. Students with disabilities often...
