AISD considers ending suspensions, expulsions for youngest students

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday the Austin Independent School Board of Trustees will decide if they should end suspensions for kids in pre-k through second grade.
The idea being proposed would provide help for students struggling in the classroom instead of sending them home. While researching the issue, AISD broke down the number of suspensions across all four grades over the last four years, which totaled 351 classroom removals.
AISD trustees will now look at a three-tiered approach