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Sponsor pulls bill on teacher protections, interim learning environments to revise with stakeholders
Summary
Representative Scott Richardson introduced a bill to allow short interim placements for students who commit violent or abusive acts in classrooms, and he withdrew the proposal after committee members asked for further work on funding and therapeutic supports.
Representative Scott Richardson introduced a bill aimed at reducing assaults on teachers by creating a defined process for removing a student from a classroom after violent or abusive behavior and placing the student in an interim learning environment for up to 10 days while stakeholders evaluate supports and next steps.
Nut graf: The bill would create a short‑term, nonpunitive interim learning environment (up to 10 days) to give schools time to conduct a conference with the principal (or designee), teacher, school counselor…
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