California lawmakers consider banning 'willful defiance' suspensions from schools
Schools would not be able to suspend students for nonviolent acts such as ignoring the teacher, talking back or disrupting the class.
Source: latimes.com
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Schools would not be able to suspend students for nonviolent acts such as ignoring the teacher, talking back or disrupting the class.
A state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would permanently extend the ban on willful defiance suspensions from middle and high schools across the state after 2025. But not all educators support the bill.