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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found the racial disparity shocking because you either believe the 504's are legitimate and minority students are identified in a manner that is way out of bounds to not raise equity concerns or there are some people using 504's to game the system.

I think the answer is probably both for fwiw. [/quote]

There was a time that the majority of students who were found eligible for special ed were minorities. This caused a backlash and was viewed as discriminatory. Being identified as haveing a learning or intellectual disability back then was a sure way to exlude a student and do offer them less. Schools were encouraged not to find minority children eligible. There was a lot of  talk about the stigma of special ed and the associated problems with the labels. These views are still fairly pervasive in the aa community. [/quote]

I think you have a point, but it seems as though things have swung in the opposite direction so minority students are being under-identified (and not getting services) while more white students are being identified and getting more services. It's like the inverse of the previous problem and says something about educational equity.[/quote]

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