Discipline and Special Education Students: What

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Discipline and Special Education Students Whats
Going on, How Does It Affect Teachers and
Who Is Doing the Misbehaving?

• By
• Deona Cox
• Research Methods Class
• Fall 2004

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Reason for Paper

• Teacher Discipline
• Inadequate Punishment Given
• Lack of Understanding
• Teacher Disgust

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What the Research Says
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Plans for Research

• Check on which modifications, if any, have
  been made to IDEA 97
• Conduct survey of teachers and
  administrators
• Find court cases - pro and con - dealing
  with discipline and special ed
• Collect data on special ed boys vs. girls
  - misbehavior in classroom

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What I Am Looking For

• Rules and Regulations
• 1. Government
• 2. State
• 3. Local
• Steps Teachers Can Take

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Teacher / Administration Survey

• How do they feel about discipline in
• their class concerning special ed students?
• Do they believe discipline is handled
• adequately when special ed students are
  sent to the office for punishment?
• Does the misbehavior of special ed students
  interfere with classroom learning?

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Looking At Boy / Girl Ratios

• Are there more special ed boys that are
  behavioral problems than girls?
• If so, why?
• Are the misbehaviors the result of the
  same learning disabilities or do they vary?

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References