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...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State
WisPolitics State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today called for increasing the special education rate and expanding mental health training programs available to Wisconsin schools as part of the 2025-27 biennial budget. The message comes as the Wisconsin Department...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | Restraint & Seclusion, State Archive
WBUR News The state education board advanced regulations Tuesday to further restrict controversial “timeout” and seclusion policies in schools, the next step in a years-long effort to reduce the use of the practices. There’s been growing national...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | State Archive
WSMV4 More Tennessee school districts are disciplining Black students with disabilities at a higher rate than their peers, according to the latest state data. WSMV4 Investigator Courtney Allen uncovered which ones in the Midstate have been flagged. It is a story we...
by kids1stadvocac | Apr 1, 2025 | State Archive
Community Impact The Texas Senate Education Committee discussed three bills March 25 that senators said would expand public schools’ ability to discipline students who are repeatedly disruptive or violent. Proponents of the measures said they would improve classroom...
