Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools.
An FBA is a process used to understand why a student is engaging in a challenging behavior — what triggers it, what purpose it serves for the student, and what's reinforcing it — so the school can design interventions that actually address the cause instead of just reacting to the behavior itself.
Dr. Long's Assistant answers your specific questions in plain language — built from Dr. Long's expertise, plus state and federal law read at the source — never the open internet.
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