Senate Education advances student due‑process changes, isolated‑school pathway and other bills; four‑day week proposal fails
The Senate Education Committee considered and in most cases advanced a package of bills covering student due process, a statutory path for isolated rural schools to detach and form isolated districts, Course Choice program rules, regional behavioral‑health planning for students who pose substantial safety risks, and unification of state deaf/blind campuses — while a proposal to lock in four‑day calendars and constrain future state oversight failed after extended debate.
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The Senate Education Committee considered a large slate of bills covering student disciplinary rules, rural isolated schools, school choice coursework, behavioral health for students with severe behavior, and a plan to unify administration for the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the Arkansas School for the Blind. Several measures were adopted as amended and one high‑profile proposal to lock in limits on four‑day school calendars failed after debate.
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