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MDR

Manifestation Determination

IEP Process

Definition

A review that must occur within 10 school days when a student with a disability is facing a disciplinary removal of more than 10 days. The IEP team must determine whether the behavior was caused by or substantially related to the child's disability, or was a direct result of the school's failure to implement the IEP.

Legal Reference:20 U.S.C. § 1415(k)(1)(E)

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