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Education committee advances amended K‑12 discipline bill, clarifies use‑of‑force and parental‑notification rules
Summary
The Joint Education Committee adopted a series of amendments to the K‑12 public school discipline bill, clarifying parental notice, narrowing who may use reasonable force, and coordinating the bill with existing seclusion and restraint rules; the measure passed committee.
The Joint Education Committee on Nov. 15 adopted multiple amendments to a proposed K‑12 school discipline statute and passed the measure out of committee after extended debate.
Sponsor amendments removed a reference to corporal punishment language, deleted certain repealer language tied to indebtedness, and streamlined who school district employees must consult about student discipline. Senator Scott, who introduced several changes, said removing redundant immunity language reduces legal conflict: "If it's already covered by the Tort Claims Act, I'm not gonna remove the move that…
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