LAC 28:XLIII.170. Suspension and Expulsion Rates

A. General. The LDE shall examine data, including data disaggregated by race and ethnicity, to determine if significant discrepancies are occurring in the rate of long-term suspensions and expulsions of students with disabilities: 1. among the LEAs in the state; or 2. compared to the rates for non-disabled students within those agencies. B. Review and Revision of Policies. If the discrepancies described in Subsection A of this Section are occurring, the LDE shall review and, if appropriate, revise its policies, procedures, and practices or require the affected LEA to revise its policies, procedures, and practices relating to the development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports, and procedural safeguards, to ensure that these policies, procedures, and practices comply with the Act.