These sob stories ar always irritating because they're one sided. Schools aren't able to provide any context, background, or specifics, so the version presented is very skewed. If people really knew what their kids were being exposed to in our schools, and how that impacted the learning environment, they'd be clamoring for more suspensions and expulsions. As it stands, the student doing the bad behavior has all of the rights, and those with disabilities have even more protections. 

The disparity isn't shocking and everyone knows why. It's because some disabilities lead to a greater disengagement with learning and lead to poor impulse control and behavior. They get suspended more because their behavior gets them into trouble more often. It isn't rocket science. 

I've seen too many kids not be disciplined appropriately and get all sorts of repeated kid glove treatment, and the pressure on administrators leads to miscoding misconduct to give lesser consequences. Teachers are fed up.