Mendota Heights Rep. Proposes Bill To Prevent Early Suspension

Mendota Heights MN

05 March, 2021

10:55 AM

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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN— Mendota Heights representative in the Minnesota House Ruth Richardson proposed a bill that would prevent early childhood students from being suspended or expelled, KSTP reported. Richardson said that in many schools, there is a pattern to which students get suspended or expelled, usually Black, Indigenous, or students with disabilities, KSTP reported. Exceptions to this bill would be if a student poses a threat to themselves or others, or if all other disciplinary methods have been exhausted, KSTP reported. Responses to the bill were split, with some thinking it was a great idea, and others feeling it limits a teacher's options when dealing with a troublesome child, KSTP reported. Read the full story at KSTP.