Kids with emotional problems

Emotional behavioral disabilities, means social, emotional or behavioral functioning that so departs from generally accepted, age appropriate ethnic or cultural norms that it adversely affects a child’s academic progress, social relationships, personal adjustment, classroom adjustment, self-care or vocational skills.

The characteristic of functioning are:

1-    Severe

2-    Chronic

3-    Frequent     

The student must meet all 3 of this criteria

1-Severe: behavior is a threat to the student or others, behavior causing a student to fail academically, get in trouble with the law, or repeatedly be in situations which result in disciplinary actions; impacts negatively on  social interaction.

2- Chronic: the length of time the behavior of concern have been exhibited in relation to the age of the student.

3-Frequent: behavior occurring regularly or with short intervals between occurrences or continual.

Students with EBD are at a risk of:

Failing grades

Higher retention rates

Highest dropout rate

Lowest graduation rate