Manifestation determination meetings are needed to occur for each child with an Individualized Education Program whenever a young child devotes a substantial rule violation, that has led to ten days of suspension either consecutively or in the course of the existing school year. The meeting must occur within 10 days to find out whether the rule violation are a consequence of the kid's handicap or not. In case the child hasn't had a Functional Behavioral Assessment that was utilized to make a Behaviour Intervention program, one has to be completed before the meeting. The IEP team, including the parent, should review the kid's school records which may include the kid's IEP, attendance records, discipline records, grades and progress reports, tutor observations or other applicable material. If there's a current BIP, it has to be reviewed and amended as necessary to provide the child a higher degree of support required to attain success at school. In case the child does not have an existing BIP, a FBA has to be completed to analyze the kid's behavior to ascertain what types of supports are necessary for the child to succeed in school. The IEP team must ascertain whether the rule violation that happened were as a result of the kid's handicap or for numerous reasons. If it's determined that the misconduct happened as a consequence of the school district not follow the IEP that needs to be ratified immediately. If the rule violation is determined NOT to be a result of the child's disability, he\/she may receive disciplinary action in the same manner a child without a disability would. Nevertheless, any kid with a disability who's removed from school for 10 or more days has a right to precisely the provision of special educational services to continue progress on their IEP objectives and goals and also have access to the general education curriculum. If the team determines through careful review of the records that the misconduct was a result of the child's disability the team must decide whether the child can remain in the current setting with additional supports and\/or with a change of services or a change of program or if the child needs to be indirect Having an alternative placement. In case precisely the team determines and precisely the parent agrees that precisely the kid needs an alternate placement the college district must continue to offer special education services till the alternate placement is secured and the kid starts receiving services at that placement. A young kid with an IEP might not be moved to an alternate placement without holding a manifestation determination review except under precisely the following conditions of extreme violations of precisely the code of conduct. Those conditions include the following offenses committed on college property or doing a college sponsored activity: possession portion of a weapon, illegal drug possession or use, precisely the solicitation to sell or precisely the sale of illegal drugs or precisely the infliction of serious physical damage.
