Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Montgomery student disciplinary decisions to include more discretion

Montgomery County school administrators will be able to use their discretion when it comes to deciding appropriate disciplinary action against students involved in major offenses after the state school board’s adoption Tuesday of new regulations.
In addition, the regulations call long-term suspensions and expulsions as “last resort options,” and outline the actions required of schools to help suspended students receive certain services, according to the state board’s proposed regulation.
Montgomery County Public Schools — along with other Maryland school districts — have until the beginning of next school year to update their policies...
 http://www.gazette.net/article/20140131/NEWS/140209999/1144/montgomery-student-disciplinary-decisions-to-include-more-discretion&template=gazette

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