Preschoolers with Disabilities Receive Overly Harsh Discipline
Children ages 3 to 5 with disabilities or emotional and behavioral challenges are significantly more likely to be suspended or expelled from early learning programs, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. Suspensions Are Not Support: The Disciplining of Preschoolers with Disabilities finds that while young children with disabilities and emotional difficulties comprise just 12 percent of early childhood students, they account for 75 percent of suspensions and expulsions. The authors argue that this exclusionary discipline denies crucial early education and services to the children who need them most.