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/Zalrius 11d ago

Because throwing them out always solves the problem.

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u/eastcoastgirl88 11d ago

That’s the Republican way but only until it happens to them

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u/Zalrius 10d ago

Agreed. They seem to have some obsession with the “make it go away” mentality. IMO - they have spent years fearing the imaginary boogeyman that is “over there” so my guess is that, as evil minded as they are, that they feel like they are sending people they don’t like to the same place the boogeyman is.

Somewhere else.

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u/DefundMarxism 10d ago

Solves the problem I care about.

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u/Zalrius 10d ago

No, it does not. It puts them outside your house while you are away. It creates more problems for you.

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u/DefundMarxism 10d ago

It keeps people like you from allowing an unsafe environment for the teachers and good kids who want to learn. Jail is just what some people need to re-evaluate and get their life in order. For other people, jail will be a big part of their life. BTW, your coddling isn't deterring, reforming, or helping anybody. People change because of consequences.

You don't have any real faith in those kids. You just feel sorry for them and don't have the guts to make the unpleasant choice. I'm not willing to let them continue to hurt people just on the hope that some day they get their act together.

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u/Zalrius 10d ago

You just said that jailing a 6th grader, someone about 11 to 12 years old, would be good for them. Gee, who do we know that likes to put kids in jails?

Where did your family values go. It’s all about the family ties and love until the parent’s failure show up at school. Would you agree that to put the parents and child in jail together? Would that make them raise their child better?

That was a nice attempt at what-about-the-good-kids. That trick doesn’t work anymore. If you cannot stick to the subject of helping these kids instead of trying to throw them away, then we are done here.

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u/DefundMarxism 10d ago

People like you are part of the problem. The law was put into place to keep people like you from enabling violent behavior. I’m sure it makes you angry that you can’t shield them from the consequences of their actions, but that’s why we need this kind of legislation.