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Fayette County outlines training and procedural steps to implement Kentucky's Senate Bill 101
Summary
District chiefs briefed the board on Senate Bill 101 changes to suspension, expulsion, mandatory reporting, and a "rule of 3" for classroom removals. The district emphasized preserving due process, training for administrators and teachers, and supports for students, including reentry criteria and alternative placements.
District staff briefed the Fayette County Board of Education on steps to implement Senate Bill 101 and related operational changes required for the coming school year.
"Senate Bill 101 mandate was really to support safety within the classroom and school environments," Chief Student Support Officer Didi Newbern said. Staff outlined tiered grounds for suspension and expulsion, noting the law distinguishes conduct that may be suspended from conduct that "shall" require expulsion in certain circumstances, including dangerous threats, weapons and staff injury in grades 6–12.
Administrators emphasized the law's effect on classroom removal and the new "rule of 3": a student removed from the same classroom three times in 30 days is considered chronically disruptive and may be subject to immediate suspension. Newbern and Chief of Staff Tracy Bruno said the district has definitions in its student code of conduct and will calibrate examples with teachers, families and administrators.
The presentation also covered reentry requirements for students expelled mandatorily for 12 months: completing 15 hours per week of community service during the expulsion, maintaining a 3.0 GPA on coursework completed during the expulsion period, and submitting an apology letter and a formal reentry request to an adjudicating committee that must vote unanimously to permit reentry. Staff said some exceptions permit earlier reapplication after 26 weeks in narrow circumstances.
District staff said trainings and hubs for teachers and administrators would be provided in early August and throughout September, and that student‑support teams and PBIS structures are in place to help manage the changes.
