Student Behavior / Disciplinary Action

Disciplinary Action

Students with disabilities who have been involved in a disciplinary incident and are removed from their current educational program for more than 10 consecutive or cumulative school days or, exhibit behaviors that constitute a pattern, they are entitled to a Manifestation Determination Review (MDR).

The MDR results in a determination of whether or not the student's behavior is a result of the student's disability.

If the behavior is determined to be due to the student's disability, the student generally will return to the school, unless the student is removed to an Interim Alternate Educational Setting (IAES), in which case the suspension may continue up to 45 days.

The school should develop a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) plan for any student who has been suspended.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations.