HB 853

Abstract

Department of Education; uniform system of disciplinefor disruptive student behavior. Requires the Department of Educationto establish, within its regulations governing student conduct, andeach school board to adhere to, a uniform system of discipline fordisruptive behavior and the removal of a student from a class that includes, among other things, (i) criteria for teachers to removedisruptive students from their classes, including a requirement fora teacher to remove a disruptive student from a class if the disruptivebehavior is violent and a requirement to implement a three-strikesystem for nonviolent disruptive behavior whereby a teacher is requiredto remove a student from a class if the student repeats or continuesthe nonviolent disruptive behavior after the teacher provides twowarnings to the student; (ii) a prohibition against holding a teacherliable for taking reasonable actions or utilizing reasonable methodsto control a physically disruptive or violently disruptive student; and (iii) appropriate exceptions and modifications for childrenwith disabilities based on the unique needs of each such student.