性视界APP

One example of informal removal would be a school administrator having a parent of a student with a disability pick up their child from school early after a behavioral incident without accurately reporting the suspension.

The Comptroller鈥檚 Office found that neither the state, school districts nor schools collect data on informal removals. This makes it difficult to understand the frequency of informal removals, the number of students involved and the reasons behind each situation.

Despite the lack of data, OREA generated several insights into the practice such as how and why informal removals occur, who is most likely to be informally removed, and the role of teachers.

Informal removals are a problem for multiple reasons. They violate the law under IDEA, result in learning loss for affected students, create an incentive for students to misbehave to get out of school, and can strain the ability of parents, especially single and low-income parents, to hold employment to financially support their families.

OREA鈥檚 report recommends that districts and schools examine their policies, procedures, and practices for disciplining students with disabilities; and OREA recommends that districts and schools properly document all removals and disciplinary actions taken against students with disabilities.

To read the report and see the one page snapshot, please visit the Comptroller鈥檚 website at: tncot.cc/orea

Provided by the Comptroller's Office.