Legislation Relating to Student Discipline
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Senate Bill 202 and House Bill 538 deal with student discipline in schools.
Senate Bill 202 and House Bill 538 deal with student discipline in schools.
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Legislation Relating to Student Discipline
Clip: Season 1 Episode 195 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Senate Bill 202 and House Bill 538 deal with student discipline in schools.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSchool boards and superintendents would have more flexibility when it comes to expelling students.
Under a bill passed today in the Senate Education Committee.
Senator Stephen West of Paris, sponsor of Senate Bill 202.
He says it's in response to conversations he's had with school superintendents who said student discipline was one of their biggest concerns.
Jim Flynn, the executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, said giving districts more latitude when it comes to expulsions benefits everyone, including the student, being disciplined.
What we're asking for is to have the full range of alternative placement options.
This bill even provides for that in lieu of expulsion.
There could be, you know, an option that way, but also when they are expelled and they return from expulsion, then there would be a range of placement options so they could consider that child's needs and also the impact on the larger school environment so that all those factors can be considered in their decision of how they best educate that child.
Senate Bill 202 is a counterpart measure to House Bill 538.
It gives teachers the right to remove disruptive kids from their class and principals, the right to remove them from the class permanently.
That bill passed the House education Committee on Tuesday.
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