Posted on 03/30/2023 6:46:29 AM PDT by Twotone
The California legislature may prevent K-12 schools from suspending or expelling students who are drunk or high, or in possession of illicit drugs or alcohol.
The proposed ban is outlined in Assembly Bill 599, from Democratic Assemblymember Chris Ward. The Education Committee approved AB 599 last week unanimously; it now heads to the Appropriations Committee.
The bill argued that students shouldn’t be expelled or suspended for being drunk or high because “high feelings of school connectedness can decrease drug use” — indicating that students should remain in that school environment, rather than being forced out, in order to prevent further drug or alcohol use.
Ward characterized this ban as a “public health approach” in the bill language.
The bill would also require the California Department of Education to create a model policy by July 1, 2025 for addressing students in possession of and using illicit drugs on school property. A similar policymaking requirement would be imposed on local educational agencies, who would also have to provide resources for education, treatment, or support for substance abuse.
Ward also replaced language in the bill referring to “he” or “she” with gender-neutral terms, like “the principal” or “the superintendent.”
The California State Assembly advanced AB 599 out of the Education Committee last week. At the committee hearing, Ward stated that suspensions and expulsions for substance abuse played a role in reinforcing the school-to-prison pipeline. Ward further commented that his bill would result in a “more humane” approach to handling problematic students.
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There are more laws in California that protect the wrong than there are to protect the innocent.
That should work out well.
Yet another step by Crazyfornia down the road to ruin and oblivion.
Of course they are.
Punish the innocent, reward the guilty.
Trying to have students sober is racist. /s
You got that right! I know it's a beautiful state, but it's run by idiots. Yet, evidently that's what CA wants because they keep putting the same twits in power.
Talk about stupid laws...I wonder what migration patterns they will see if the Reparations for Blacks becomes law?
"High feelings!" You can't make this crap up!
My solution: Send them to the school principal's private home, and let them sober up there!
Regards,
“”high feelings of school connectedness can decrease drug use””
Ain’t difficult to tell who is high and on drugs in CA!!!!!
Leave the kids high or drunk in class. They will only endanger the other kids. Who the hell is coming up with these stupid laws? What morons.
You stated a fact, so the /s should have been left out. Cheers!
I’m a veteran urban school high school teacher. When rules against bad behavior are relaxed, you’ll get even more of that bad behavior. It’s just that simple.
And I’ll tell you who will be hurt most by this. It will be the decent kids who come to school sober and willing to learn. Their classes will be disrupted now even more than before.
As a side note, even in my worst classes perhaps 80% of the kids were decent. They might have had attendance problems. But when they were there they behaved, and they tried. But oh, that remaining 20%. They were chronically disruptive, and the administration cared little to correct that. I suffered, but the education of the good kids suffered more.
Three words: remove the distraction
Once upon a time, kali led the nation in education and educational innovation. Amazing how fast they’ve risen to last place.
IS THERE ONE SINGLE WORKING BRAIN CELL IN THE ENTIRE CALIF LEGISLATURE????
NEVER REWARD BAD BEHAVIOR
Went and read the actual Bill...
It’s even worse than just the drugs...
What... the... hell.
Sending good kids into the Lion’s Den every single day.
But if they get caught carrying a Bible....
“high feelings of school connectedness can decrease drug use”
No IQ is to low to be in the California Legislature and logic is a form of racism.
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