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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. _____
1 2 BY VILSACK, GRONSTAL, DEARDEN, FINK, HALVORSON,
1 3 FLYNN, BLACK of Jasper, CONNOLLY, HARPER, HORN,
1 4 JUDGE, KIBBIE, NEUHAUSER, PALMER, McCOY, GETTINGS,
1 5 FRAISE, and HANSEN
1 6 A Concurrent Resolution encouraging the federal
1 7 government to ease restrictions on the immediate
1 8 removal from the classroom of students behaving
1 9 violently or disruptively and requesting an
1 10 appropriation increase to assist in establishing
1 11 alternative education programs.
1 12 WHEREAS, teachers cannot perform their jobs
1 13 effectively and students' learning abilities are
1 14 impaired when other students chronically or severely
1 15 disrupt class, sometimes to the point of endangering
1 16 the health and safety of teachers and students; and
1 17 WHEREAS, federal laws and regulations seemingly
1 18 ignore the rights of the students who choose to attend
1 19 school, focus on their education, and learn in a civil
1 20 environment; and
1 21 WHEREAS, schools are exposed to lawsuits from
1 22 parents who fear for their children's safety in
1 23 classrooms where disruptive and possibly violent
1 24 behavior must be tolerated because of federal laws and
1 25 regulations; and
1 26 WHEREAS, changes resulting from the enactment of
1 27 the revised Individuals with Disabilities Education
1 28 Act (IDEA), Pub. L. No. 105-17, improve the plight of
1 29 students, teachers, and administrators who wish to
1 30 learn and work in a safe environment, but do not go
2 1 far enough; and
2 2 WHEREAS, students who exhibit violent or
2 3 chronically disruptive behavior need the special
2 4 attention an alternative education program can
2 5 provide; NOW THEREFORE,
2 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 7 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the federal executive
2 8 branch and Congress are encouraged and requested to
2 9 ease the restrictions on the immediate removal from
2 10 the classroom of students behaving violently or
2 11 disruptively; and
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the federal
2 13 administration and Congress are also encouraged and
2 14 requested to increase IDEA appropriations to assist
2 15 states in establishing alternative education programs
2 16 for violent students; and
2 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage by both
2 18 the Senate and the House of Representatives, that
2 19 copies of this resolution be delivered to the
2 20 President of the United States, the members of Iowa's
2 21 congressional delegation, and United States Secretary
2 22 of Education Richard W. Riley or his successor.
2 23 LSB 3463XS 77
2 24 kh/cf/24.1
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