Experts

Peter Leone is a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland. A former middle school special education teacher, Peter has spent a number of years studying the challenges faced by youth with disabilities who come into contact with the juvenile and criminal justice systems. He has directed the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ.org), worked with the courts and advocates in ensuring that incarcerated youth receive services to which they are entitled, and has published studies and reports related to school discipline, exclusion, and prevention. Dr. Leone received his B.A. in history and M.A. in Special Education from the University of Iowa and received his Ph.D. in special education at the University of Washington. He and his wife Diane have three children, Andrew, 19, Kimberly 16, and Matthew 10.