Texas Senate panel advances bill that gives schools more latitude to discipline students

House Bill 6 is a response to reports of more violent classroom disruptions after the pandemic. It lowers the bar for when schools can discipline for the state’s homeless and youngest students.

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/22/25

A Texas Senate panel on Thursday advanced a school discipline bill that increases both the severity of punishment students could face for attacking their teachers and the amount of time schools can …

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