Bill > S06947

This bill amends the New York State education law to provide teachers with additional protections when dealing with violent students. Specifically, the bill expands existing provisions that allow teachers to remove disruptive students from their classrooms to explicitly include students who are violent. The key provision is that if a student commits an act of violence against a teacher, that student cannot return to the teacher's classroom without the teacher's explicit consent. This means the teacher has sole discretion in deciding whether the student who committed violence can return to their classroom, giving educators more control over their classroom safety. The bill requires school districts to maintain educational programming for removed students and ensures that any removal of a student complies with state and federal laws. By adding the language of "violent" alongside "disruptive" in the existing law, the bill provides clearer guidelines for handling student behavioral incidents and empowers teachers to make decisions about their own classroom environment and personal safety.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6947