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(NEW) The unintended consequence of "no tolerance"
polices for schools in the past 20-30 years, including the
in-school presence of police officers, has been an
increased number of more and younger children entering
the justice system for "crimes" such as school yard
fights and theft.
The LWV supports SB 46 Discipline in Public Schools
(Sens. Newell & Hudak; Reps Nikkel and Levy) which
culls months of work of the Legislative Task
Force to Study School Discipline to narrow the
mandatory grounds for student expulsion to one who
brings a firearm to school or possesses a firearm at
school, leaving the consequences of other infractions to
the discretion of school districts. Schools must provide a clear code of conduct, insure that students are made
aware of these policies, and report disciplinary actions.
School staffs and school resource officers must be
trained in conflict resolution, disciplinary alternatives,
etc.
This bill appears to hold schools responsible for
establishing an environment for student safety and
allows for the ability to use minor incidents to teach
students all-important lessons about behavior. LWVCO
supports the legislature establishing a base level of
disciplinary expectations as in the mandatory expulsion
for possession of firearms at school to insure consistency
and equity across the state. However, we also support
local school districts bearing the primary responsibility
for general discipline policies. The task force has done a
commendable job of updating the disciplinary
regulation, updating bullying education requirements,
and helping schools be more clear and just in educating
our children about consequences of their behaviors.
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Education
Committee.
The LWVUS Lobby Corps is carrying this message to House offices, asking Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE 2012, introduced by Rep. Chris Van Hollen. The legislation provides essential new disclosure requirements to cover the hundreds of millions of dollars in secret contributions being injected into federal elections by non-profit groups and other entities. The legislation also ensures that there will be timely disclosure by Super PACs. The League and coalition partners also sent this letter to the House in support of H.R. 4010.
(NEW) League Opposes Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation
The League joined groups from the environmental community in opposing legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. The letter said pending legislation would effectively turn Congress into a permitting authority, bypassing a robust environmental and safety review and approving a project for which a route has not even been determined, and called for the rejection of such actions.
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