A new law brings some major changes to how long schools can expel students.
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House Bill 206 was signed into law on Jan. 6.
It allows superintendents of schools to expel students who “pose imminent and severe endangerment to the health and safety of other pupils or school employees” for up to 180 days.
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The superintendent is also responsible for outlining the conditions for the student’s return, which must include a mental evaluation by a psychiatrist “to determine whether the pupil poses a danger to the pupil’s self or to other pupils or school employees.”
If a school feels after the expulsion period the student is still not fit to return, the superintendent may extend the expulsion for an additional period not to exceed ninety school days, the bill states.
There is no limit on how many times a superintendent may extend an expulsion.
The law will go into effect on April 9.
More information on the law can be found here.
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