At-Risk Students Law and Legal Definition
At-risk students are students who are not experiencing success in school and are potential dropouts. Usually, they are low academic achievers who exhibit low self-esteem. Generally they are from low socioeconomic status families. At-risk students tend not to participate in school activities and have a minimal identification with the school. They have disciplinary and truancy problems that lead to credit problems. They exhibit impulsive behavior and their peer relationships are problematic. Family problems, drug addictions, pregnancies, and other problems prevent them from participating successfully in school. As they experience failure and fall behind their peers, school becomes a negative environment that reinforces their low self-esteem.
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Related Legal Terms
- All Students [Education]
- At-Risk Rules
- At-Risk Species
- At-risk Youth Recreation Grants
- Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk [CRESPAR]
- Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities [Education]
- Disabled Students
- Enrollment of Needy Students
- Full-Time Equivalent Students
- High Concentration of Low-Income Students [Education]
