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WA: Child rights advocates New WA school discipline rules roll back protections

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | State

Public News Service Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has revised its public school discipline policies, and advocates for children said the changes weaken student protections, and OSPI did not seek enough community feedback. One of...

Some states reexamine school discipline as Trump order paves go-ahead

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 24, 2025 | Federal

The Highland County Press In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students. The order, signed...

TX: School discipline code rewrite to take immediate effect as bill passes Texas Legislature

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 3, 2025 | State

Dallas News Educators have long urged lawmakers to revamp school discipline laws, detailing horror stories about suffering injuries on the job from violent students. In a poll cited by the state’s 2023 Teacher Vacancy Task Force report, nearly half of educators listed...

NY: NYC schools suspend students with disabilities longer than legally allowed

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | State

Chalkbeat New York City’s public schools routinely flout federal rules designed to prevent schools from removing children from class for long periods due to behavior related to their disabilities, a Chalkbeat investigation has found. To examine the discipline process,...

Some states reexamine school discipline as Trump order paves go-ahead

by kids1stadvocac | May 20, 2025 | Federal

North Platte Post In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students. The order, signed in...
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