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Senate panel narrows "grooming" definition in educator discipline bill after heated debate
Summary
A Senate subcommittee amended language defining "grooming behavior" in a disciplinary bill, adopting a broader pattern-based definition and advancing the measure despite objections that it is overbroad and could harm well-meaning educators.
A Senate subcommittee on education on Wednesday amended and advanced a bill that defines "grooming behavior" for disciplinary purposes, adopting language that describes grooming as a pattern of conduct that may include, but is not limited to, engaging in a "*** act."
The amendment, offered by the bill sponsor, replaces the prior formulation and states: "grooming behavior means any pattern of behavior which in light of all relevant circumstances constitutes actions to entice or entrap a student with the intent to take advantage of such student for the benefit of the individual engaging in the pattern of behavior including but not limited to by engaging in a *** act with the student." The amendment passed on a recorded vote…
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