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House debate on school-safety bill stalls after amendment on one-year expulsion is introduced
Summary
On Feb. 10, 2000, the Utah House considered House Bill 245 addressing school safety. Representative Swallow proposed an amendment to require a one-year automatic expulsion for middle- and high-school students who bring a real weapon to school; debate produced concerns about look-alike items, elementary students and educational alternatives. The House circled the bill for further consideration.
The Utah House of Representatives debated House Bill 245 on Feb. 10, 2000, as members pushed and probed changes to the state's school-safety and expulsion-review process. Sponsor Representative Wright presented the bill as an effort to strengthen review procedures; Representative Swallow moved Amendment No. 4 to create a mandatory one-year expulsion for secondary (middle and high school) students who bring a real weapon to school.
"If you're in secondary education . . . and you bring a real weapon to school, then you don't have that option of not being expelled . . . you have to leave school for a year," Representative Swallow said when offering the amendment. Supporters, including…
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