is the over or under representation of minority students in special education. In other words, there is a disproportionate number, either a significantly larger or smaller percentage, of students from a specific minority background receiving special education services than the percentage of that minority in the population generally. Typically, African Americans and Hispanics are overrepresented and Asians are underrepresented. IDEA â€(tm)97 specified that disproportionality needs to be addressed by state and local districts.

Forfeitures of property that are unequal to —generally much more than—the offense committed.

The state of being disproportional.