Behavioral Interventions

Behavioral interventions shall be used with students with disabilities to promote and strengthen desirable behaviors and reduce identified inappropriate behaviors. The District will establish and maintain a committee to develop, implement, and monitor procedures on the use of behavioral interventions for children with disabilities.

Discipline of Special Education Students and Students with Section 504 Plans

The District shall comply with the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and the Illinois State Board of Education’s Special Education rules when disciplining students with disabilities. No student with a disability shall be expelled if the student’s particular act of gross disobedience or misconduct is a manifestation of the student’s disability.

Adopted: April 6, 1998
Revised: February 18, 2003, November 14, 2016; November 14, 2022