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IDEA & Students with Disabilities
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Kern, Laura; Yell, Mitchell L. – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2020
This Practice Brief was developed as a result of the roundtable dialogue that occurred at the 2019 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Leadership Forum in Chicago, Illinois, and is not intended to provide comprehensive legal guidance. Districts/schools should consult with their district's legal resources for deciding on legal…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Positive Behavior Supports, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Commentary on Zirkel: Judicial Rulings Specific to FBAs or BIPs under the IDEA and Corollary State Laws--An Update
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Horner, Robert H.; Yell, Mitchell L. – Journal of Special Education, 2017
The authors discuss the journal article by Perry Zirkel on legal action in regard to functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs). They contend that the Zirkel article opens larger questions that will be central to ongoing discussions at the national, state, district, school, and family levels. Such issues include…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Court Litigation, State Legislation, Intervention
Peer-Reviewed Research and the IEP: Implications of "Ridley School District v. M.R. and J.R. ex rel. E.R." (2012)
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey; Marshall, Kelsey – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
This article examines a case out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: "Ridley School District v. M.R and J.R. ex rel. E.R." (2012). The case is the first circuit court case in which the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act requirement that special education services be based on peer-reviewed research…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Educational Research, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation
The IDEA Amendments of 1997: A School-Wide Model for Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments and Developing Behavior Intervention Plans.
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Drasgow, Erik; Yell, Mitchell L.; Bradley, Renee; Shriner, James G. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1999
This article presents Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requirements on functional behavioral assessments (FBAs), describes the process of conducting an FBA, explains the legal requirements for developing measurable goals and benchmarks or short-term objectives, describes the development of a behavior intervention plan, and presents a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Planning Instruction and Monitoring Student Performance
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Busch, Todd W.; Rogers, David C. – Beyond Behavior, 2008
Academic outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are poor. Unfortunately, insufficient attention is paid in research and textbooks to academic difficulties and students with EBD. The purpose of this special issue is to review research-based strategies and interventions for teaching children and youth with EBD. In the…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Using Seclusion Timeout and Physical Restraint: An Analysis of State Policy, Research, and the Law
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Rozalski, Michael E.; Yell, Mitchell L.; Boreson, Lynn A. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2006
Seclusion timeout and physical restraint are aversive procedures designed to reduce or eliminate students' serious problem behavior. Using these procedures with students in special education has become commonplace in the last decade. Nevertheless, both seclusion timeout and physical restraint procedures have been, and continue to be, quite…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Student Behavior, Civil Rights, Hearings