Module 8: Behavior & Discipline

Your Child Isn’t “The Problem.”

The System Is—and You’re Not Crazy for Feeling This Way.**

You chose this school district for a reason.

The ratings were high. The neighborhood felt safe. The promises sounded solid.

So why does it feel like every meeting ends with you in tears, your child missing more school, and the school acting like none of this is their responsibility?

If your child is:

• Being sent home repeatedly for “behavior”
• Suspended, isolated, or excluded from activities
• Labeled as “disruptive,” “noncompliant,” or “emotionally volatile”
• Struggling with ADHD, autism, anxiety—or hasn’t been properly evaluated at all

…and you’re being subtly (or not so subtly) blamed—

This module was written for you.

Module 8: Understanding Behavior & Discipline

A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Students With Disabilities

This is not another gentle parenting pep talk.

This is not a lecture about compliance or “working better with the school.”

This is the missing playbook schools don’t hand parents—especially mothers who ask too many questions.

Inside This Module, You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why schools discipline children with disabilities the same way they punish neurotypical kids—and why that’s illegal

✔️ How behavior is supposed to be evaluated under federal law (and what happens when schools skip this step)

✔️ What schools MUST consider before suspending, isolating, or excluding your child

✔️ What “manifestation of disability” actually means—and why it changes everything

✔️ Why your child’s behavior may be communication, not defiance

✔️ The difference between punishment and Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)

✔️ What restraint, seclusion, and exclusion really look like in real schools (not just in policy manuals)

✔️ How schools quietly violate civil rights—and how parents unknowingly allow it

✔️ Exactly how to document behavior issues so you are protected, not dismissed

✔️ How to stop feeling like “that mom” and start being a parent schools take seriously

If You’re Tired of Hearing:

• “We don’t see that behavior here.”
• “This is just a discipline issue.”
• “We treat all students the same.”
• “Maybe your child just isn’t ready for this environment.”
• “We’ll monitor the situation.”

…and watching nothing change—

This module will finally help you understand why that’s happening—and what to do next.

Why This Module Hits Differently

Written by Donna R. Earnest, M.Ed., a seasoned Non-Attorney Special Education Advocate, this module is grounded in:

• Real cases
• Federal law (IDEA, ADA, Section 504)
• OSERS guidance
• Supreme Court precedent
• And years of watching parents be gaslit by “highly rated” districts

This is the information parents usually learn after their child has been suspended one too many times—or after hiring an advocate.

You don’t have to wait that long.

This Module Is For You If:

✔️ You leave school meetings shaking, crying, or doubting yourself

✔️ Your child is being punished instead of supported

✔️ You suspect ADHD, autism, anxiety—or misdiagnosis

✔️ Your instincts tell you something is very wrong

✔️ You want to protect your child without burning bridges

✔️ You’re shopping for an advocate—but want to understand the system first

This Is Not About Fighting the School.

It’s about finally understanding the rules they’re supposed to follow—and using that knowledge to protect your child’s education, dignity, and future.

Because behavior is not a moral failure.

And your child is not broken.

Download Module 8 Today

Understand the system.

Protect your child.

And stop feeling powerless.