Taking Away Recess as Punishment – Does it Help?
“77 percent of school principals report that they withhold recess as punishment, even as they simultaneously sing the praises of recess as a factor in academic, cognitive, and social development....
View ArticlePlay Deprivation and Behavior Problems
The research is clear. “Children need recess, the benefits of which range across developmental domains. Following are just seven reasons why, if we want children to achieve optimal intellectual,...
View ArticleFeds Sue: Georgia’s Segregated Schools for Kids with Disabilities Are Illegal
On August 23, 2016, the United States Department of Justice filed suit against the State of Georgia for discriminating against thousands of public school students with behavior and emotional...
View ArticleStruggling During Recess & School Activities? Address PBIS in the IEP
My daughter has autism. She has difficulty relating to other kids, she struggles at recess. She wants to participate in after school activities, but needs help. I was told that Continue Reading →
View ArticleKeeping Students with Disabilities in School
Students with disabilities are presently suspended at much higher rates than other students in school districts across Texas and nationwide. In 2014, Jim Comstock-Galagan, Executive Director of the...
View ArticleStudents with Disabilities Face Harsher Discipline
“Feds investigate claims that black and disabled students face harsher discipline in Richmond” exclusionary and disproportionate discipline practices discipline that is unfair and inconsistent failure...
View ArticleISEA 2017: Day 4
What a great ISEA Class of 2017 – after happy hour and dinner, they were in class sessions and discussion late into the night. And yet, up bright and early Continue Reading →
View ArticleJustice Department Settles with Florida District in Class Removals...
On August 3, 2021, the Department of Justice reached a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Volusia County Schools (Florida) to address allegations that the district punished...
View ArticleSpecial Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS) – Registration Deadline Extended!
Registration Deadline Extended to January 15, 2023! Don’t Miss Out on this Opportunity! The St. Mary’s University School of Law is presenting the Special Education Advocacy Summit (SEAS), a two...
View ArticleSpecial Offer! Save $10 on New Wrightslaw Special Education Law Book
The special education laws are confusing to parents, school personnel, related service providers, and many advocates and attorneys. Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 3rd Edition provides a clear...
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