US EditionUnder Trump, some states rethink school discipline
- In April 2025, the Texas House passed the 'Teacher's Bill of Rights' expanding suspension grounds, and West Virginia enacted a law structuring responses for disruptive K-6 students.
- These actions follow President Trump's April 2025 executive order reinstating 'common sense' discipline, which repealed prior federal guidance addressing racial disparities in discipline.
- The 2020-21 U.S. Department of Education data shows Black students faced the highest disciplinary rates, being 39% more likely suspended and 71% more likely expelled than white students.
- Some states like Michigan, Nevada, and Maryland promote restorative practices focusing on repairing harm, while advocates warn stricter discipline risks harming students of color and disrupts development.
- Supporters claim new laws help teachers maintain classroom safety, but critics argue these policies impose uniform punitive measures that reduce instructional time and neglect student needs.
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Under Trump, states rethink school discipline
In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order to reinstate "common sense" school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students.
The Billings Gazette
Under Trump, some states rethink school discipline
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students.
The Teachers Are Rejoicing. We Finally Get Support. But in "The Debate" We Were Made Suspicious.
Teachers should be given more authority to remove students who disrupt teaching, and to intervene in cases of violence or serious misconduct. We have been asking for this for many years. But the "Debate" was characterized by suspicion.
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