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Organized by Attorney Kathryn Scheinberg Meyer of the Center for Children’s Advocacy, a panel of experts in early childhood education — among them a renowned researcher, a public school administrator, an attorney, and a civil servant — converged Tuesday at the University of Connecticut Law School to shed light on a new state law to make sure the state’s youngest learners all have a seat at the table.
The new law prohibits public schools from authorizing out-of-school suspensions for students enrolled in preschool through grade two unless the school administration determines during a disciplinary hearing that there is evidence of conduct on school grounds of a violent or sexual nature that endangers others.
Connecticut is the first state in the nation to make such a bold move in forcing school districts to look at the root causes of children’s behavior and to use a collaborative approach in addressing issues that may arise. “Expulsion is not a child behavior,” Gilliam said. “Expulsion is an adult decision.”
read story (CT News Junkie 9/30/2015)
recording and links from Sep 29 seminar
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