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Module 19: Key Issues in Discipline 
 

Module 19 discusses IDEA's very specific procedures for disciplining students with disabilities who violate a code of student conduct. These have changed significantly from prior law, where they were first introduced. Can a school suspend or expel a student with a disability for violating a code of student conduct? Change his or her placement? Is a manifestation determination necessary? What rules apply? This module will tell you. It concludes with case study examples.

Module 19 is available in English only (except for the handouts for participants, which are also available in Spanish). The module includes:

  • a slideshow presentation;
  • a Trainer's Guide; and
  • handouts for participants.

Please help yourself below, and download the components you need to learn on your own and/or to train others regarding IDEA's disciplinary procedures.  

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Component #1: The Slideshow 

English only

There are 22 full-color slides to use in training audiences on IDEA 2004's disciplinary procedures.
www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Documents/
Training_Curriculum/19slideshow.zip

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Component #2: Trainer's Guide 

English only

Module 19's trainer's guide illustrates how each slide operates and provides detailed discussion of the content on each slide. (If you have a slower Internet connection and want to download the PDF version, try our "for slower connections" page with the Trainer's Guide for Module 19 broken into two parts.)

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Component #3: Handouts for Participants | Folletos para Participantes

The handouts for Module 19 are are included in a packet of handouts designed to cover the entire umbrella topic of Theme E (Procedural Safeguards). If you've downloaded the handouts for Theme E, you have what you need for Module 19. If you haven't downloaded any handouts for Theme E yet, here they are, in 2 different formats and 2 different languages.

English Handouts for Participants

Folletos para Tema E en Español

Note about the Spanish Translations: 
In preparing the handouts in Spanish, NICHCY has chosen to use a certain vocabulary set for the terminology most frequently used in IDEA. IDEA itself is extremely and purposefully consistent about its terminology, and we felt it critical to do the same in Spanish. However, we fully recognize that there are many ways to say the same thing, and Spanish is rich with alternatives from country to country, region to region. So we've also prepared a glossary of the terminology used in IDEA, how we've rendered that terminology in Spanish, and other ways of rendering it that families may also hear. Share this with participants as you see fit or use it to guide your own translations. The glossary of terminology is available in two formats, PDF and Word:

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There! Module 19 is all yours! Please remember that these materials are designed to be a  thorough and authoritative source of info on IDEA 2004's disciplinary procedures. That's why they are so detailed.  As a trainer, you are free to adapt the info we've offered to serve the purposes and needs of your audiences and the amount of time you have to spend with them.

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