Manifestation Determination Review

Introductory Summary: An 11th grader with autism is going to be suspended from Lemon High School for 45 days due to a physical attack on a 9th grader 7 days ago.
MDR Definition: A Manifestation Determination Review takes place within 10 days of the decision-making process to decide if a student’s school placement has to change due to violating a student code of conduct. The meeting can be recorded. The school staff and parents determine whether or not a) the student’s conduct was a result of the child’s disability and b) if the conduct was due to a failure on the school’s part to implement the student’s IEP.

Disclaimer:: This text is an original work of fiction based on real scenarios. Any similarities between people or places are purely coincidental.

Participants

Contributors

Author

Romina Espinosa

Co-Author

Ana Soler

Editors

Devin Gilbert

Yohana Imperio

Allison deFreese

Audio Engineer

Omar Mendoza

Voice Actors

Full Summary: An 11th grader with autism is going to be suspended from Lemon High School for 45 days due to a physical attack on a 9th grader 7 days ago. The incident occurred in one of the school’s restrooms. One of the janitors witnessed the incident and immediately called the school police. The student will be temporarily placed at an alternative school, Oportunidad High School, for 45 days. She will meet with a school psychologist to work on life skills (videos on appropriate behavior), continue with her speech therapy, and take homework from Lemon High School to complete at this temporary placement school.

Main Challenges: The mother does not speak any English and the father is able to communicate effectively in English. They are both at the meeting. The cosmetology teacher speaks Spanish and speaks in Spanish directly to the parents without giving the interpreter the time to interpret into English.

Key Terminology and Vocabulary

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Supplementary Resources: Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Educational Interpreters of Spoken Language (Minnesota Department of Education); Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice (National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages); English-Spanish Glossary for Educational Settings (California Department of Education); English to Spanish Glossary of Educational Terminology (Rodolfo Valentán, Second Edition); Sec. 300.530 Authority of school personnel (US Department of Education)

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