A special education student can be removed to an appropriate interim alternative educational setting for not more than 10 consecutive days without this removal being considered a change of placement. (wrightslaw.com)
The 1997 Amendments to IDEA contain new regulations about sending students to alternative educational settings for drugs, weapons, or «substantial evidence that maintaining the current placement of the child is substantially likely to result in injury to the child or to others...» (Section 300.521) As a result, the number of students in alternative programs could increase. (hoagiesgifted.org)
Five Acres School is an intensive therapeutic learning environment for children K - 10 with academic, emotional, behavioral and social challenges which are best addressed with an alternative educational setting. (5acres.org)