The document discusses ethics in education regarding disciplining students with disabilities. It defines key terms from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) such as Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), and Individual Alternative Education Setting (IAES). It explains that an FBA observes a student's behavior to identify issues and targets, a BIP develops from an FBA to modify or replace problematic behaviors. It also outlines disciplinary actions and procedures schools must follow under IDEA for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

1. ETHICS IN EDUCATION

2. IDEA IS THE LAW
Discipline explained in the Individual with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
 in terms that all can understand
 gives definitions of helpful terms such as:
Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA),
 Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) and
 Individual Alternative Education Setting
(IAES).
National Center for Learning Disabilities
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3. DEFINITION: FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL
ANALYSIS
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A FBA is an observation of the child working
in the classroom that reveals the behavior
issues that the student is presenting. A target
behavior should be decided upon before the
observation and the antecedents (causes)
preceding the behavior.

4. BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PLAN
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A BIP can be developed using the FBA. The
behavior intervention plan should choose
one behavior to target for
modification(change) or to replace the
behavior with a more desirable one.

5. ALTERNATIVES TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE
Efforts to control behavior determine:
 If the child stays at a school with his peers
 If the child attends an alternative school
(achievement academy-a school setting with
restricted privileges).
Behavior can not be a manifestation of his
disorder

6. IDEA AND DISCIPLINE
IDEA states that:
 any student, who has an IEP in effect, can be
disciplined just like any other student
 for 10 consecutive school days or less
 if the child violates the school’s code of conduct.
 Each school must have a school code of
conduct.
 Efforts should be made in order to establish
understanding of the rules in every child
including IEP students. National Center for Learning
Disabilities

7. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
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Current settings for disciplinary action:
in-school suspension,
out-of-school suspension or an interim alternative
education setting.
What is required of the school?
To supply educational services for the students
including IEP students.
Notify parents the same day that the decision is made
to remove the student form existing educational
setting.
A written copy of the notice of Procedural Safeguards
must be given to the parents.

8. BEHAVIOR ISSUE OR HERITAGE?
Heritage is important to the family
 Ethical and cultural heritage has deep rooted
influences
 Behaviors may be socially different from
most students
 Teachers and staff must be aware of these
facts.
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9. ETHICS HAS CARRY OVER VALUE TO COVER THE
PROGRAMS YOU USE.
A teacher who is considered:
ethical,
 responsible and
 honorable will have the same principles
applied to the practices used to teach or
change behavior.
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10. REFERENCES
Alberto, P. and Troutman, A. (2013). Applied behavior
analysis for teachers, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle
River, NJ.
National Center for Learning Disabilities. (2013).
Chapter
10: Student discipline—addressing serious
behavior issues and concerns. Retrieved from:
http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ideaguide/chapter-10-student-discipline-addressingserious-behavior-issues-concerns