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Issues in the Suspension and Exclusion of Disruptive Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Alan Bain
Alan Bain*
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University of Western Australia
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Abstract

This paper will address issues associated with the use of suspension and exclusion as an intervention for dealing with disruptive behaviour in schools, with a particular focus on secondary students in Western Australia. There is increasing support for the view that many of the students suspended or excluded from school for disruptive behaviour may be socially/emotionally handicapped and as such are being denied access to an appropriate education on the basis of their handicapping condition. The legal and service delivery implications of this position are discussed within the context of current Australian special education policy and international agreements pertaining to the educational rights of children.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , November 1988 , pp. 19 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1988

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