School presents a unique challenge for children with behavior issues. Teachers need tools to use to help provide support and guidance. Administrators need methods for creating a positive learning atmosphere within the entire school. Parents need information on how to work with school staff to address their child’s behavior challenges in the school setting.

We’ve included resources below that, hopefully, will give families, teachers, and schools the tools they need to create safe and positive learning environments for all children, while providing the informed and positive behavior support that many students need to flourish.

What Are Informal Removals and Why Do They Matter?

These removals often go uncounted, are not reported as suspensions, and fly under-the-radar built to ensure that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (IDEA’s) discipline protections are exercised. Until now, OSEP had not given these removals a name. Now, we call these removals “informal removals.”

New USDOE Guidance on Students with Disabilities & Discipline

New Behavior Guidance from the TEA

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released a new technical assistance document, Behavior Supports and Guidance for Students with Disabilities. From TEA: “The intent of this guide is to provide educators, administrative staff, and support staff with information, guidance, and helpful resources that simplify and clarify what to do prior to, during, and after a behavior event.”

PRN Fact Sheets on Behavior

Meeting About Your Child’s Behavior Needs

Planning ahead for a meeting about your child’s behavior needs will help you explain your own ideas about the best way to help your child in addition to listening to the ideas of others.

Creating a Positive BIP and a Crisis Plan

Does your child with a disability also have behavioral needs at school? If so, your child’s IEP can be used to address those needs as well as the needs resulting
from the disability itself.

Behavior Needs and PBIS

Supporting your child’s behavior needs at school can be challenging. For a child with a disability or mental health diagnosis with behavioral needs it can be even more challenging.

Functional Behavioral Assessment

When a child with an IEP has challenging behaviors in school that are not improving, parents may request an FBA to more closely examine the behaviors of concern.

More Information & Resources

Behavior Expertise
This page focuses upon where to access..well…expertise in behavior: the centers and projects that focus on it, behavior journals, professionals who can help, and a glossary of behavior terms.

Behavior Assessment, Plans, and Positive Supports
Why is the student exhibiting this behavior? Behavioral assessments can help you answer that question–which, in turn, will help you provide appropriate positive behavior supports.

Behavior at Home
The resources listed in this page connect families with resources and support to help a child with his or her behavior at home.

Behavior at School
What can teachers and administrators do to help children manage their behavior at school? What’s recommended by disability and behavior specialists? What does the law require?

Bullying
Bullying is a serious concern for many students with disabilities. Here are resources to help put an end to bullying.

How TV Can Help Kids Improve Social Skills
Does your child have trouble picking up social cues? Watching TV with him may be a good way to help him learn and practice social skills. In this video from Understood.org, an expert shows a mom how to use TV to help her 10-year-old son better understand emotions, behavior and sarcasm.