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Bill would let school boards set expulsion duration by calendar year and require support plans for suspended students
Summary
A representative told the Senate Education Committee House Bill 1223 would allow school boards to set expulsions by calendar year rather than by academic year and require schools to consider students' needs and access to services during suspension or expulsion.
Representative Jonás presented House Bill 1223 to the Senate Education Committee, saying the measure would change the statutory rule that makes expulsions last “until the end of the school year” and instead allow school boards to determine the duration of expulsions on a calendar‑year basis.
Jonás said the change aims to avoid unequal outcomes depending on when an offense occurs in the school calendar: a violent incident in spring can lead to only weeks of removal, while a similar offense in fall can remove a student nearly an entire academic…
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