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Experts Warn of Generalizing Bullying Trends for Special Needs Students
By Michelle Fisher Some educators and transporters weren’t surprised when Uni-
versity of Nebraska researchers announced in June that students with special needs are more prone to be bullied and to bully other students. But they cautioned about gray areas within these trends. In this study, researchers followed more than 800 special- and
general-education students between the ages of 9 and 16 at nine different schools. Two-thirds of the students said they were bullying victims, while 38 percent said they had bullied other students. Researchers also found that special-ed students were more likely to be sent to the school office to be disciplined and to exhibit antisocial behavior, especially those with language or hearing impairments and mild mental handicaps. “Tese results paint a fairly bleak picture for students with
disabilities in terms of bullying, victimization and disciplinary ac- tions,” said Susan Swearer, professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska and a national bullying expert. Alexandra Robinson, executive director of transportation for
New York City Public Schools and president of NAPT, said the re- cent study reiterates what many in the industry have known for awhile. She has been working with special needs students for nearly 30 years, beginning as a behavioral specialist for transportation.
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26 School Transportation News Magazine November 2012
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