 In 2008, COPAA had issued a Declaration of Principals Opposing the Use of Restraint, Seclusion, and Abuse of Children with Disabilities.The Declaration expresses the view the use of restraints, seclusion and aversive interventions as part of educational programs for children with disabilities.In 2012 COPAA was among the first to analyze participation of students with disabilities in charter schools with the publication of "Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities"  In follow-up COPAA served as the primary investigators under cooperative agreement with the National Council on Disability (2018) School Choice Series