Student Discipline – Supporting Students with Disabilities

New guidance released today (7/19/22) from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) helps public elementary and secondary schools fulfill their responsibilities to meet the needs of students with disabilities and avoid the discriminatory use of student discipline.

These newly released resources are the most comprehensive guidance on the civil rights of students with disabilities concerning student discipline and build on the Department’s continued efforts to support students and schools through pandemic recovery.

For more information, visit The Office for Civil Rights: www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/504-discipline-guidance.pdf