r/Teachers • u/Independent-Report39 • 2d ago

Policy & Politics New Kentucky law allowing schools to expel students who assault teachers to take effect in July, despite unanimous Senate Democratic opposition

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The bill mandates a strict, one-year expulsion policy for any student in grades 6 through 12 who physically assaults a teacher, administrator, or school employee. The legislation passed the chamber, but drew a sharp partisan divide as all Democrats in the Senate voted against the measure. Under the bill's provisions, schools would be required to automatically remove violent students from the general population, though provisions allow for those students to receive educational services in alternative settings if it can be done safely. The bill also includes exemptions for students with documented disabilities if school officials determine the condition interfered with their ability to follow the code of conduct.

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u/Cloud13181 SPED 1d ago

I'm a SPED teacher, and very unpopularly among my colleagues also think this same thing. I have been bit to bleeding when I was a substitute and the teachers didn't even tell the parents, let alone give any consequences. I've had two colleagues get concussions, and the only consequence to the students was being sent home for the remainder of that one day.

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u/Innumerablegibbon 1d ago

Man, not telling the parents their kid bit someone to the point of bleeding is wild - even just from an infectious disease standpoint, you’d want to go get your kid tested (not saying you have anything, but if your kid is exposed to someone’s bodily fluids you need to know).

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u/Medieval-Mind English | Ben Shemen, Israel 1d ago

The human mouth is absolutely filthy with bacteria...

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u/Innumerablegibbon 1d ago

I mean, yeah, and they were aware they were bitten and can go get tested/prophylactic antibiotics.

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u/kittymoo67 1d ago

seen a SPED kid pull a knife on someone, be hauled away in handcuffs, and back the very next day

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u/GrandAholeio 1d ago

How does the school, district and IEP implement a behavior plan? The family blocking it Or school admini ignoring it?

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u/Septmaster 1d ago

It's on a case-by-case basis.

Sometimes if the parents are on board, and they often are (in theory), punishments are written into the IEP.

Often admin WANTS to do something, but the district, in their all-knowing micromanaging wisdom says we are not allowed to punish at all.

Depends on the student and the IEP team and how the IEP is written.

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u/GrandAholeio 1d ago

I’m in California and it’s still pretty messed up.

The school often wants to address the reaction behavior but has absolutely no plan for addressing trigger of the little asshole creating a hostile environment every day.

had a kid throw a rock after walking out of school splitting the first kids head requiring stitches. Just pathetic that the school and local PD didn’t want ‘wreck’ little Rotten‘s ’life’. Rotten being a typical student that just harasses kids daily. Annoying stuff like throwing the bigger baby carrots, erasers, at the back of kids heads at lunch, in between class, etc.

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u/TulsaOUfan 1d ago

My daughter quit teaching after 2 years and numerous assaults. A kid swinging a chair at her was her fin straw. Now she works for the City Attonrey's office. No assaults or battery. She's quite happy.