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Mills vs. Board of Education of the D.C.
In 1972, the court in Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (found that students with disabilities were being excluded from educational opportunities for issues related to behavior. -
Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law that secures special education services for children with disabilities from the time they are born until they graduate from high school. -
PBS Birthed
The emphasis is now on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for identifying, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. -
IDEA Act
The 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which triggers the need for PBIS a year latter. PBIS, referred to as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in IDEA, is the only approach to addressing behavior that is specifically mentioned in the law. -
PBIS I folows suit
“PBIS” is short for Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports. PBIS is based on principles of applied behavior analysis and the prevention approach and values of positive behavior support. -
PBIS II evolves
PBIS emphasizes the establishment of organizational supports or systems that give school personnel capacity to use effective interventions accurately and successfully at the school -
PBIS III arrives
Studies of students with disabilities and students of color are generally suspended and expelled at higher rates than their peers.
Despite reforms, stil in 2011-2012, 3.45 million students were suspended out-of-school. The battle continues..