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Committee reviews RS32016 to prevent students evading school discipline by disenrolling
Summary
Representative Chris Mathias presented RS32016 to let local boards deny enrollment to students who were disenrolled in lieu of discipline; committee members asked about Section 504 protections and the bill was returned to the sponsor for revision.
Representative Chris Mathias told the Idaho House Education Committee on Jan. 23 that RS32016 would allow local boards of trustees to deny enrollment to students who had been ‘‘disenrolled in lieu of discipline,’’ closing what he described as a loophole that lets students avoid sanctions by unenrolling before formal discipline is recorded.
Mathias said the change would amend Idaho Code section 33‑3205 to add students ‘‘who were disenrolled in lieu of…
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