Legal Update: California Restricts School Officials’ Authority to Expel or Suspend Students
Author: Roslyn K. Myers, J.D., M.A..
Source: Volume 01, Number 02, March/April 2015 , pp.17-17(1)
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Abstract:
This article presents highlights of new and proposed sections of the California Education Code, which cover (1) development of online training modules for all school staff, school administrators, parents, and students covering the dynamics of bullying and cyberbullying; and (2) permitted use of suspension or expulsion.Keywords: training, cyberbullying, school safety, bullying prevention, suspension, expulsion, Calif. Educ. Code Sec. 32283.5, Calif. Educ. Code Sec. 48900
Affiliations:
1: John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Fordham Law School.