Does a BIP only effect the disciplline of the targeted behaviors listed on the BIP?

Question

On the BIP there are targeted behaviors right? Then there are consequences for those targeted behaviors. Correct? So is the child still disciplined for all other behavioral problems that are not listed on the BIP according to the Student Code of Conduct for all students? I do not want my child to receive ISS or lunch detention because I think it is a negative discipline technique. The discipline should be positive and serve the purpose of trying to deter it from happening again right? What happens if I do not agree to the BIP? Some have said they can not do something I don't agree to but others have said that they can. Thanks so much for all of your support and help in these issues. I do really appreciate it.

Answer 1

They have to have a separate manifestation for each behavior or group of behaviors or type of behaviors to determine if they are a manifestation of the child's disability.

In school suspension is still considered suspension/ change of placement regardless of the location. IF they send a kid home or ask you to pick them up and don't call it suspension it is still considered a change of placement that cannot exceed 10 days. I am not sure about lunch detention because you are not missing any instruction... so I do not think that counts.

I know for  a fact due to litigation in my district that the BIP is treated like any other part of the IEP that the parent can choose to not consent to and as mentioned above it is then up to the district (or yourself also) to file for mediation and/ or fair hearing to have an outside unbiased party resolve whether or not lunch detention is appropriate or not. This applies to all and every part of the IEP.

If there are other discplinable behaviors not addressed by the BIP then another BIP needs to be written to address these behaviors until it is completely covered... or the current BIP needs to be revised to address all behaviors that serve a given function or multiple functions.

On a separate but related note the ethical guidelines for certified behavior analysts state that a behavior analyst must gain informed consent before implementing behavior change procedures. So insisting on a plan that a parent does not consent to would be unethical (based on the plan/ reactions you have described I am guessing the person is not a certified behavior analyst)

I would return to requesting an IEE for conducting a new behavior assessment and resulting BIP. These people sound clueless

Answer 2

You  need to request a meeting to re-examine your kid's BIP.  When making the request, tell them that you disagree with the current BIP.  You can request mediation AFTER that meeting.  Discuss a deterrents for your child.  Lunch detention should really work. ISS doesn't always work.   That depends on the student and the parent following up with appropriate discipline at home.  (I knew the one time I received ISS, momma was not gonna be happy.  Are you backing up the school in these situations?  A common front between home and school is important.  Otherwise, kids play us.)

Kids with special needs hardly ever follow the Code of Conduct for discipline matters, especially when they cause enough trouble to have a BIP.

Answer 3

The BIP usually targets one behavior or a class of behaviors that serve the same function.

Unfortunately all students must abide by the student code of conduct regardless of whether or not they have a BIP. However, if your child has an IEP, there are some limitations on the discipline. Your child can only be suspended for a total of 10 days. The 10th day triggers and IEP review and Functional Behavior Assessment. Most schools tend not to abide by the FBA part of this rule.

You can disagree with any part of the IEP, including the BIP. You were given a Procedural Safeguards book at your last meeting, In it are all the steps you need to take when you disagree with a team decision. The first step is to request your "due process" rights and ask for a hearing on the matter. It will be decided with a mediator or an administrative judge.

My suggestion is that you call a new IEP meeting and request a BIP and IEP review. At that meeting, tell them that you would like a Functional Behavior Assessment to be performed so that the team can write a better BIP. The FBA is a very close look at the cause and the reinforcement of the problem behavior.

You don't want to take all of the tools away from the school in terms of discipline, but you also want them to use them with caution. I would be concerned if they are not also rewarding the good behavior of your child. This happens more than you can know.

Try going to Wright's Law to find out more about your rights as a parent of a child with special needs. There is everything that you could ever want to know on that website.

Answer 4

Grow up.

Your child is a PROBLEM child.

Removing privelges is a tried and true technique.

You should be communicating to yur child that working with in the rules is rewared, not trying to weasal out of them.

I expect to see your child standing in front of Judge Judy and grinning like a studid punk.