Question

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in making a manifestation determination (md), the team should focus exclusively on the question of whether the student behavior was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to their disability.
choose an option below
the md team of relevant iep members, including the parents, must also determine if the student conduct was the direct result of the school’s failure to implement the iep.
in combination with questions about a change in placement, the md dictates the path on which the discipline process must proceed

Explanation:

A Manifestation Determination (MD) is a special education process focused solely on establishing if a student's problematic behavior is directly and substantially linked to their identified disability. The other option focuses on the school's IEP implementation failure, which is not the core focus of an MD.

Answer:

In making a Manifestation Determination (MD), the team should focus exclusively on the question of whether the student behavior was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to their disability.