Avoiding Problematic and Abusive Disciplinary Practices

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

Increased levels of student misbehavior coupled with a lack of professional training in behavior management has resulted in many schools’ overreliance on increasingly harsh and often aversive behavioral interventions. The Office for Civil Rights (2019, 2020) found that more than 290,600 students were referred to law enforcement or arrested, 70,833 were physically restrained, 3,619 were mechanically restrained, and 27,538 students were placed in seclusion in a recent academic year. Unfortunately, these actions were disproportionately applied to students with disabilities. Parents and advocates argue this is an ineffective way to educate children. They assert that it increases the school-to-prison pipeline. In this chapter, we provide an overview of behavioral interventions that are “not recommended” for use in schools and offer best practice guidelines given the potential physical and emotional harm they pose to students and their potential for misuse and overuse.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

The Special Educator’s Guide to Behavior Management

First Page

229

Last Page

242

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