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A bill that gives education support professionals authority to remove disruptive students has been introduced by Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts of Verona.
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Current law gives a teacher the authority to remove a pupil from the classroom if the pupil violates a locally developed code of conduct; is dangerous, unruly or disruptive; or exhibits behavior that interferes with the teacher's ability to teach effectively. Pope-Roberts' proposal extends the same authority to education support professionals.
The bill carries out the Safe and Healthy Schools provision of WEAC's Legislative Agenda, which argues that education support professionals are increasingly called upon to supervise students. This measure enhances their authority to keep classrooms and schools working safely.
Under the measure, a pupil who is removed from the classroom must be sent to the principal, with a written explanation of the reasons for the removal. The bill authorizes any school employee to remove a pupil from any portion of school property or from a school-sponsored activity that is supervised by the employee if the pupil is dangerous, disruptive, unruly or interferes with the ability of the employee to perform his or her job effectively. The school employee must escort the pupil to the principal's office and provide an explanation for the removal.
Pope-Roberts' bill is AB 760 – the Disruptive Student Act. Co-sponsors
include Reps. Terese Berceau, Josh Zepnick, Shirley Krug, Barbara Gronemus,
Alvin Ott, Robert Turner, Frank Lasee, Scott Gunderson, John Lehman,
Spencer Black, Jennifer Shilling, Terry Musser, and Stephen Freese;
and Sens. Jeffrey Plale, Roger Breske, Russell Decker, Fred Risser and
Dale Schultz.
Posted January 21, 2004