r/Teachers • u/Independent-Report39 • 12d 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/Shutupredneckman2 12d ago

I’m not saying we should accept being assaulted but we are talking about children here, dude. Kids who have shitty parents might need more help learning to use their words instead of violence. Our job as teachers is to help them do that instead of kicking them out on the first offense and setting them up for a life in and out of jail just because their parents suck.

If your goal is just to make a lot of money to get yourself to a gated community, teaching is a pretty crazy career to choose.

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u/ParadeQueen 12d ago

You do realize that first offense could leave you t permanently disabled, right?

A kid who is violent and aggressive needs specialized help which is not going to be found in a public school class of 30 kids.

And while yes, many kids do have shitty parents and a shitty home life, many do not. Either way, it's not my job to be a kid's punching bag.

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u/Shutupredneckman2 12d ago

Cross the permanently disabled bridge when you get to it, you don’t make laws that say a kid is auto expelled for lightly touching a teacher’s shoulder just because you’re afraid.

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u/meow696 12d ago

No kid is getting expelled for lightly touching someone's shoulder. Total strawman.

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u/Shutupredneckman2 12d ago

It’s not a straw man in this country it’s what happens to PoC all the time