Request an Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meeting in writing to review to what extent your child’s disability relates to the conduct or behavior that is causing concerns. This is called a manifest determination. The ARD meeting must be held within 10 days of the school’s decision to make a change in placement.
If a school suspends a child from class for more than 10 days in a row, the suspension is called a change in placement. A change in placement can also happen if a child has been suspended for more than 10 days total during a school year and there is a pattern.
Keep in mind that schools may make a change in placement whether or not the conduct was a manifestation of a child’s disability, if a child:
- Has a weapon at school
- Knowingly has, uses, sells, or attempts to get illegal drugs at school
- Inflicts serious bodily injury on another person while at school