Kerens ISD 175907 ACCOUNTABILITY AIC INVESTIGATIONS AND SANCTIONS
AIC (LEGAL)
PARENT REQUEST
http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/934?filename=AIC(LEGAL).pdf
The Commissioner shall order the specific action (repurposing, alternative management, or closure) requested by the parents of a majority of students enrolled at the campus, if the Commissioner is presented, in the time and manner specified by Commissioner rule, a written petition signed by the parents. The signature of only one parent per student is required. If the Board of the District in which the campus is located presents a written request that the Commissioner order a specific action (re-purposing, alternative management, or closure) other than the action requested in the parents’ petition and a written explanation of the basis for the Board’s request, the Commissioner may order the action requested by the Board. The Board’s request must be presented to the Commissioner in the time and manner specified by Commissioner rule. Education Code 39.107(e-2)–(e-3) If the Commissioner orders repurposing, the District shall develop a comprehensive plan for repurposing the campus and submit the plan to the Board and the Commissioner for approval.
http://www.kcentv.com/story/25869372/kisd-board-members-try-to-change-discipline-laws
I agree with the Superintendent of Killeen ISD on SB 393 from this cover. Will have to dig in and read in detail.
(KCEN) -- Two bills passed in the Texas Senate last year changed the way schools deal with behavioral issues, but now a local district is fighting back.
Killeen school board president Terry Delano is taking a stand and trying to change the state laws. "SB 393 takes another tool away from us in dealing with very serious situations," Delano said. Passed into law in September, the bills limit the role of police involvement with discipline. Before, a student could receive a citation for simple assault. Now, schools have to deal with it before going to law enforcement. "It really ties our hands when we are not allowing our police force to deal with these situations," Delano said.
If staff members are still unsatisfied or the student fails to complete the disciplinary process, the district can then go to the police, but the process takes weeks.
Supporters say the bills will keep misbehaving minors out of juvenile detention centers and on a better path toward graduation. The state is trying to cut the cost of kids entering into the judicial system, but Delano says they'll pay the price sooner or later. "I would argue that not dealing with these situations creates a pipeline to prison," Delano said. "Not having consequences for your actions creates a pipeline to prison."
Problems laid out by the district are going to the Texas Association of School Boards, a group that will urge the Legislature for changes in January.
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