Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (EBD) as defined in the MinnesotaSpecial Education Due Process Standards Manual.
         1. Serious emotionaldisturbance is defined as follows:
           The term means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristicsover a long period of time
           and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child's educational performance:
               a. an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory,or health factors;
               b. an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationshipswith peers and teachers;
               c. inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances;
               d. a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or
               e. a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personalor school problems.
        2. Emotional or behavioraldisorder means an established pattern characterized by one or more of the
           following behavior clusters:
               a. severely aggressive or impulsive behaviors;
               b. severely withdrawn or anxious behaviors, general pervasive unhappiness,depression, or wide mood swings;or
               c. severely disordered thought process manifested by unusual behavior patterns,atypical communication styles
                  and distorted interpersonal relationships.
 

                                       In short, children with emotional and or behavioral problems are havingtrouble
                   getting along with their classmates and or teachers.  This is interferingwith
                                       his academic progress and his grades are not satisfactory.