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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. _____ 1 2 BY FINK 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution encouraging the federal 1 4 government to ease restrictions on the immediate 1 5 removal from the classroom of students behaving 1 6 violently or disruptively and requesting an 1 7 appropriation increase to assist in establishing 1 8 alternative education programs. 1 9 WHEREAS, teachers cannot perform their jobs 1 10 effectively and students' learning abilities are 1 11 impaired when other students chronically or severely 1 12 disrupt class, sometimes to the point of endangering 1 13 the health and safety of teachers and students; and 1 14 WHEREAS, federal laws and regulations seemingly 1 15 ignore the rights of the students who choose to attend 1 16 school, focus on their education, and learn in a civil 1 17 environment; and 1 18 WHEREAS, schools are exposed to lawsuits from 1 19 parents who fear for their children's safety in 1 20 classrooms where disruptive and possibly violent 1 21 behavior must be tolerated because of federal laws and 1 22 regulations; and 1 23 WHEREAS, changes resulting from the enactment of 1 24 the revised Individuals with Disabilities Education 1 25 Act (IDEA), Pub. L. No. 105-17, improve the plight of 1 26 students, teachers, and administrators who wish to 1 27 learn and work in a safe environment, but do not solve 1 28 problems associated with disruptive behavior in the 1 29 classroom; and 1 30 WHEREAS, students who exhibit violent or 2 1 chronically disruptive behavior need the special 2 2 attention an alternative education program can 2 3 provide; NOW THEREFORE, 2 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the federal executive 2 6 branch and Congress are encouraged and requested to 2 7 ease the restrictions on the immediate removal of 2 8 students behaving violently or disruptively from the 2 9 classroom; and 2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the federal 2 11 administration and Congress are also encouraged and 2 12 requested to increase IDEA appropriations to assist 2 13 states in establishing alternative education programs 2 14 for violent students; and 2 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage by both 2 16 the Senate and the House of Representatives, that 2 17 copies of this resolution be delivered to the 2 18 President of the United States, the members of Iowa's 2 19 congressional delegation, and United States Secretary 2 20 of Education Richard W. Riley or his successor. 2 21 LSB 1821SS 78 2 22 kh/cf/24
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