ERIC Number: EJ1404663
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-4512
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4810
School Resource Officers and Students with Disabilities: "Wilson V. City of Southlake" (2019)
Angela Tuttle Prince; Monic P. Behnken
Intervention in School and Clinic, v59 n3 p215-217 2024
Given the disproportionate rates of youth with disabilities who experience exclusionary discipline in schools, it is important to consider the involvement of law enforcement officers in the discipline of these students and the students' right to an equitable education. One recent case of concern was Wilson v. City of Southlake, which clarified that police can be sued for disability discrimination based on their response to a student with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 where life-threatening circumstances are not present. This finding has implications for schools that involve school resource officers in responding to children who are protected under either of these provisions.
Descriptors: Police, Police School Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Discipline, Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
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