African American students are more likely to be identified for special education services and placed outside of the general education system than are White students. Which one of the following is not a likely explanation for this overrepresentation?

A. High poverty rates, which lead to poor prenatal care, nutrition, and health care B. Teachers who are unprepared to work with ethnic minority students C. Biases in teachers’ attitudes and in the curriculum D. The fact that African American students comprise 80%

of the population of gifted and talented individuals