As noted in this chapter, students with disabilities receive a number of protections in the discipline process. These same protections are not available to students without disabilities (unless the school knew or should have known of the student’s disability and had not yet identified the student). There is an ongoing debate about whether, and to what extent, students with disabilities should be treated differently in terms of discipline.

What are some of the policy justifications for doing so?

What are some of the arguments for treating all students the same in the discipline process? Which are more persuasive and why?