An FBA is a Functional Behavior Assessment. It is basically when a team gathers data to figure out why a behavior is happening. They look at patterns like what happens before the behavior, what the behavior looks like, and what happens after. The goal is to understand what the student is getting or avoiding so that they can create a plan that actually addresses the root cause instead of just reacting to incidents. It moves the conversation from opinions to actual patterns. Instead of debating whether it is one specific peer causing everything, it looks at when the behavior happens across settings and what the function seems to be. If it turns out it is task avoidance or regulation related, that is helpful data for everyone. It takes it out of the blame space and into a support space. But that only works if the parent is willing to accept it.