Beaverton, Portland, Tigard schools sanctioned for disciplining minority special ed students at higher rate
View full sizeThe Beaverton School District is one of three in the Portland area to be sanctioned for suspending and expelling a disproportionate ratio of minorities in special education, based on a federal law the state began enforcing in 2008.The district is one of three in the Portland area to get dinged for suspending and expelling a disproportionate ratio of minorities in special education, based on a federal law the state began enforcing in 2008.
The law, part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, was created to help deal with a decades-old national problem -- minorities are over-represented in special education.
Under the law, states must monitor districts for mislabeling minority students as needing special education. In addition, they must determine if schools are disproportionately disciplining minorities and over-