Texas lawmakers could make it easier to kick students out of class

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Texas teachers and school administrators could more easily kick misbehaving students out of class under a wide-ranging bill debated Wednesday.

In the weeks after the Uvalde massacre, a Lubbock Republican drew attention when he told his fellow lawmakers: “Not all kids belong in the classroom anymore.” Sen. Charles Perry pledged to tackle school discipline this session.

He echoed that refrain Wednesday in a Senate education committee hearing.

Perry’s legislation would allow a teacher to remove a student based on a single incident of unruly or disruptive behavior.

Read more on The Dallas Morning News.

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