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TX: Proposed state bill would make it easier to suspend students

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 25, 2025 | State

San Antonio Report State lawmakers want to make it easier for schools to suspend younger students and students experiencing homelessness. House Bill 6, which is sponsored by nearly three-quarters of Republican representatives in the Texas House, greenlights the use of...

Unanimous West Virginia Senate Passes Elementary School Discipline Bill

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 18, 2025 | State

The Intelligencer The West Virginia Senate passed its version of a bill Monday addressing student discipline in elementary schools. The Senate passed Senate Bill 199, relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety, in a 33-0 vote Monday morning. SB 199...

CA: Windsor district unfairly disciplines special education students, some parents say

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State

The Press Democrat The student was only 4 years old when he was suspended for the first time. He was in a transitional kindergarten class, a preparatory year that helps students develop fundamental social and emotional skills. By the time he was 5, the boy had been...

TN: State Comptroller releases student ‘informal removal’ study

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 11, 2025 | State

clevelandbanner.com What would you do if you learned your disabled child was “informally removed” from their classes at school? How would you deal with the issue, and what steps would you take to fix the situation? On Wednesday, the Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office of...

WV: WV lawmakers try again to address violent student behavior without mental health support, funding

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | State

West Virginia Watch West Virginia lawmakers are trying again this year to address worsening elementary student behavior that has interrupted classroom instruction time and put some teachers in danger. The Republican-backed measure, which the House Education Committee...
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