Schools May Be Banned From Suspending Students For ‘Willful Defiance’

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Schools may no longer be able to suspend students for “willful defiance” if a new bill becomes law.
A similar bill was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown last legislative session.
Under the new version (Senate Bill 419), students in grades 4-8 wouldn’t be suspended for disrupting school activities or willfully defying school authorities, including teachers and staff. The bill would also ban schools from suspending students in grades 9-12 for the same thin