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Senate advances school-discipline bill expanding off-campus authority
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 41, which expands school suspension and expulsion authority to some off-campus conduct and adds provisions covering look-alike weapons and alternative education. Sponsors said the measure aims to protect students after several high-profile incidents; the measure was moved toward third reading.
House Bill 41, carried in the Senate by Senator Katy Hall, would expand school districts’ authority to suspend or expel students for off-campus conduct that threatens school safety and to require continued educational services for removed students. Hall said the bill responds to recent local incidents and gaps in the code that let dangerous students return to campus without adequate supervision.
"This would stop that," Hall said…
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