But some educators say harsher discipline won’t tackle the root causes of students’ behavioral challenges. They say schools need more mental health professionals to help students who act out ...

“It also added the Pre-K into the K-6 part of the program." The bill would allow teachers to remove students from the classroom who are acting in a threatening manner. Del.

The Texas House advanced House Bill 6, which would overhaul school discipline, including reversing a state law that bans most out-of-school suspensions for students in pre-K through second grade ...

House Bill 6 details how to discipline students in pre-K through second grade and homeless students when there is a repeated and significant disruption. It would overturn Texas laws that ...

That kind of student violence has been increasingly aimed at teachers. More than 3,300 Texas district employees were the target of a student assault in the 2023-24 school year, about a 15% ...

House Bill 6 would make it easier for schools to suspend younger students. It expands school districts' authority to discipline students for classroom disruptions.

Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer? Texas lawmakers are poised to make it easier to suspend disruptive students.

Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer? By Sneha Dey The ... when pre-K teacher Nadene Casteel saw two boys standing out of place and instructed ...