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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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