Morrisey signs bill allowing teachers to remove students from class

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs school discipline bill into law

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -- West Virginia teachers have spoken to lawmakers about having issues with student behavior. The legislature listened to those concerns and passed a bill that Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into law Tuesday morning. “We just finished our 2025 legislative session," Gov. Morrisey said at Ripley Elementary School in Jackson County. "I know a lot of people will talk about what it didn’t do, but there are a lot of important t…

Gov. Morrisey signs student discipline bill

RIPLEY – Surrounded by fifth-graders at Ripley Elementary School Tuesday morning, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill championed by Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Amy Grady addressing student discipline concerns.

Morrisey says WV teachers will have ‘more control’ over classrooms with elementary discipline law

Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 199 into law at Ripley Elementary School in Ripley, W.Va. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The bill allows teachers to remove disruptive students from their classrooms. (West Virginia Office of the Gov. Patrick Morrisey | Courtesy photo)West Virginia elementary school teachers have spent the last few years asking lawmakers for help addressing an uptick in violent and disruptive student behavior that includes p…

Morrisey signs bill allowing teachers to remove students from class

RIPLEY, W.Va. (WBOY) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a bill on Tuesday that aims to give teachers more power over students in their classrooms. The governor signed Senate Bill 199 into law, which allows for teachers to immediately remove students from class who are "intimidating staff or peers, creating an unsafe learning environment, or impeding on the other students’ ability to learn safely," according to a release. The new law also creates a p…

West Virginia Governor signs school discipline bill into law, outlining school discipline procedures for violent and threatening behavior in the classroom

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 199 into law, outlining school discipline procedures for violent and threatening behavior in the classroom. Governor Morrisey was joined by Senators Amy Grady and Eric Tarr, State Superintendent Michele Blatt, and Ripley Mayor Carolyn Radler at Ripley Elementary for the bill signing event. “We cannot truly excel as a state without a world-class education system, and that means empowering…

Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs School Discipline Bill Into Law

RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 199 into law, outlining school discipline procedures for violent and threatening behavior in the classroom. Governor Morrisey was joined by Senators Amy Grady and Eric Tarr, State Superintendent Michele Blatt, and Ripley Mayor Carolyn Radler at Ripley Elementary for the bill signing event. “We cannot truly excel as a state without a world-class education system, and tha…