Having solved all other problems facing the state, Massachusetts is currently debating legislation to address disruptive student behavior in schools. But unlike other plans that might actually try to remove disruptions, this plan would ban teachers and public school administrators from suspending or expelling students. The ban wouldn’t apply to all students, or at least not yet. It would apply to children in kindergarten through third grade. The legislation is being supported by “education and racial justice advocates,” while actual school administrators are aghast. (Boston Globe)
“Quite simply, our students can’t learn if they are not in the classroom,” Leon Smith [Executive Director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice] said.
The issue now stands before lawmakers.
Legislation filed in the Massachusetts House that would prohibit the use of suspensions and expulsions on pre-K…
