Ohio lawmaker seeks ban on suspending young students

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio lawmaker is considering legislation to ban suspensions and expulsions of students in the third grade or younger unless a student threatens to harm.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports state Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Republican who leads the Senate education committee, says a better alternative for suspensions is training teachers how to de-escalate misbehavior.Data shows there were more than 17,000 suspensions or expulsions in preschool through third grade for disobedient or