All disciplinary actions regarding students with disabilities shall be conducted in accordance with the most current federal and state laws.
If a student’s IEP includes a behavior improvement plan or behavioral intervention plan, the student’s ARD committee shall review the plan at least annually and more frequently if appropriate to address:
- Changes in a student’s circumstances that may impact the student’s behavior, such as:
- Placement of the student in a different educational setting;
- An increase or persistence in disciplinary actions taken regarding the student for similar types of behavioral incidents;
- A pattern of unexcused absences; or
- An unauthorized unsupervised departure from an educational setting; or
- The safety of the student or others