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Committee clarifies discipline rules for students with disabilities and outlines entry/reentry process
Summary
Officials revised SS 16 and SS 39 to emphasize IDEA-aligned protections for students with disabilities — including continued services during removals, functional behavior assessments, and impartial hearing-officer procedures — and introduced SS 40 to govern entry and reentry for students with prior disciplinary actions.
Beaufort County School District student-services staff on March 27 presented consolidated revisions to administrative regulations governing discipline of students with disabilities (SS 16), suspension/expulsion and alternative placement (SS 39), and a new entry/reentry regulation (SS 40) for students with prior disciplinary histories.
Dr. White, the student-services officer, summarized changes to SS 16 intended to align district procedure with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). "When it comes to a student who has been removed and suspended, it is important to know that a student with disability must still continue to have…
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