Minority Students With Disabilities Experience Educational Disparities

Minority children with disabilities experience disparities during their education, when compared with white children. They are identified later in life and are more likely to be misidentified. They are disproportionately recommended for self-contained special education classes. When compared to white students with disabilities, minority children with disabilities are more likely to experience more punitive school-based discipline.

During the 2017 through 2018 school year, 27% of U.S. students with disabilities were Hispanic, and 18% of these students were Black. Of the students with disabilities who were physically restrained (such as a safety hold to restrict students’ freedom of . . .