Week 4 – August 23rd, 2022 Theme: Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting the Needs of Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders

The document, Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting the Needs of Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders, was also released with the package of guidance on discipline which expands on the 2016 Dear Colleague Letter that included data demonstrating that many children with disabilities, particularly Black children with disabilities, were subjected to high rates of disciplinary removals.  https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/guide-positive-proactive-approaches-to-supporting-children-with-disabilities.pdf