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DISCIPLINE OF, AND
ALTERNATIVE INTERIM EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS FOR, SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
BOARD POLICY 5061
The Governing Board is committed to
providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all disabled students, pursuant to
the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, and federal and state
laws and regulations. In accordance with IDEA, all "children with disabilities,"
as defined by IDEA, and their parents or legal guardians, shall be provided with all
rights and protections afforded them under the Act. The District shall also provide such
students and their parents or legal guardians with written procedural safeguards and all
notices required by IDEA. The Policy shall be implemented by a companion Administrative
Regulation and the procedures set forth herein.
Legal Reference: 20 USC §1400 et
seq. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) ARS §763 et seq.
Cross Reference: Governing Board Policy 5060, Student Discipline
Administrative Regulation 5061, Discipline of Special
Education Students
TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT
Tucson, Arizona
Adopted: April 18, 1989
Revised: December 17, 1991
Revised: November 15, 1994
Revised: September 9, 1997
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