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District liaison and superintendent outline pending state bills and local initiatives
Summary
Dr. Simmons and the superintendent briefed the board on pending state legislation—covering educator authority, suspension/expulsion revisions, charter accountability and activity-bus speed rules—and highlighted district outreach, Palmetto Gold/Silver recognitions and community donations.
At the meeting, Dr. Simmons, serving as the district liaison, alerted the board to several bills being added to a committee alongside a charter-school accountability measure.
Dr. Simmons said the educator-safety and classroom-authority bill under consideration would expand teachers' authority to remove students who are "disobedient, disrespectful, or disruptive" and would provide legal and professional protections for personnel…
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