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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...

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,...

TN: Informal removals of students with disabilities from classrooms raise concerns

by kids1stadvocac | May 27, 2025 | State

wbir.com As students across East Tennessee wrap up the school year, many families of students with disabilities are meeting with educators to discuss how to support their children moving forward. However, a recent report from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of...

IN: ‘Why am I so bad?’ Indiana schools suspend tens of thousands of students with disabilities

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | State

WBAA Bella’s school first suspended her in Kindergarten. Five-year-old Bella had hit a teacher’s aide and run out of the classroom. A month later, the school suspended her after she tipped over a desk and fled the school. Eight days later, she was suspended...
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