Senator Murphy Reintroduces Bill to Protect Students from Physical Abuse, End Dangerous Corporal Punishment Practices in Schools

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act, alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The bill would ban corporal punishment for any school that receives federal funding, as...

Coalition Issues Evidence-Based Practices Brief, Condemns ED Guidance on Discipline

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion

The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) released What Does and Doesn’t Work: Myths and Facts About School Discipline and Disproportionality to support schools in their efforts to use evidence-based practices. A press advisory issued alongside the...

National Coalition Condemns Education Department Guidance on Student Discipline in K-12 Schools, Issues Brief to Help Schools Use Evidence-Based Practices

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 15, 2026 | Federal

The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) issued a press advisory condemning the Department of Education’s August 18 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that encourages States and school districts to replace proven effective practices with those that...

Department of Education Requires Schools to Eliminate Race Consideration in Student Discipline

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 18, 2026 | Federal

Today, in new guidance issued to educational institutions via a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), Kim Richey, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, told schools that discipline policies must “treat students even-handedly and must neither favor nor disfavor any student...

GA: Georgia first-grader with autism suspended over sandwich incident sparks special education debate

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 4, 2026 | State

Cleveland.com A Georgia family says its 6-year-old son with autism was suspended from school after biting his sandwich into the shape of a gun and pretending to point it at another student during lunch, an incident the parents argue reflects a broader pattern of...