The Disproportionate Placement of African American Males in Special Education Programs: A Critique of the Process

Harry, Beth; Anderson, Mary G.

doi:10.2307/2967298

The Disproportionate Placement of African American Males in Special Education Programs: A Critique of the Process

INTRODUCTION This article focuses on one of the more detrimental outcomes of the complex web of social forces that mitigate against African American males in school and society: their all-too-frequent placement in special education programs. Special education was mandated by law in 1975 with the …