HB853
Students; Department of Education to establish uniform system of discipline for disruptive behavior.
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Education; uniform system of discipline for disruptive student behavior.
Requires the Department of Education to establish, within its regulations governing student conduct, and each school board to adhere to, a uniform system of discipline for disruptive behavior and the removal of a student from a class that includes, among other things, (i) criteria for teachers to remove disruptive students ... (More) from their classes, including a requirement for a teacher to remove a disruptive student from a class if the disruptive behavior is violent and a requirement to implement a three-strike system for nonviolent disruptive behavior whereby a teacher is required to remove a student from a class if the student repeats or continues the nonviolent disruptive behavior after the teacher provides two warnings to the student; (ii) a prohibition against holding a teacher liable for taking reasonable actions or utilizing reasonable methods to control a physically disruptive or violently disruptive student; and (iii) appropriate exceptions and modifications for children with disabilities based on the unique needs of each such student. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103192D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/29/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Left in Education
