by kids1stadvocac | Sep 2, 2025 | State
EdSource California’s most vulnerable students are still suspended at disproportionately high rates despite efforts to address racial disparities in school discipline policies. According to “In Harm’s Way: The Persistence of Unjust Discipline Experienced by...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 15, 2025 | State
Florida Phoenix HB 1255, passed this spring, requires parents to consent to corporal punishment either for the school year or before each instance the punishment is used in traditional public and charter schools. Kim Winker, the Moms for Liberty Florida legislative...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
Detroit Free Press A small school district in central Michigan has agreed to end its practice of isolating children with disabilities in rooms in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a July 3 news release. Montcalm County...
by kids1stadvocac | Jul 1, 2025 | Federal
The 74 In a powerful story and state-by-state data analysis this week, my colleague Amanda Geduld offers disturbing new insight into the degree to which children with disabilities are disproportionately subjected to school suspensions, sometimes for minor infractions....
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...