

What you must know about school discipline
Your child acted out in class, again. It’s only December and this is the third phone call home. You believe your child’s disability is playing a role in the misbehavior. But the school is considering suspension. What rights does your child, who has an IEP or 504, have? Can the school do this? Every student has two important rights with school discipline: The student’s side of the story must be heard and the school must explain the reason for the punishment to the child and pa