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Proposed state bill would make it easier to suspend students

State lawmakers want to make it easier for schools to suspend younger students and students experiencing homelessness. House Bill 6, which is sponsored by nearly three-quarters of Republican representatives in the Texas House, green lights the use of suspension for students below the third grade for conduct that results in “repeated or significant disruption in the classroom” or threatens the “immediate health and safety of other students.”

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