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Teacher disciplinary authority grows
House Bill 6 gives public school teachers more discretion to remove students from the classroom if they are repeatedly disruptive or threaten the safety of others. The change comes after nearly half of Texas public school teachers cited discipline issues as a top workplace challenge in 2022, according to the Texas Education Agency. What you need to know The law, which took e ect immediately when Gov. Greg Abbott signed it on June 20, allows schools to suspend students of any age who engage in “repeated or signi cant” disrup- tions, reversing a 2017 state law that generally prohibited schools Texas school districts will soon be required to use a standard system to calculate high school students’ grade point averages. At a glance Senate Bill 1191, which became law June 20, directs the Texas Texas districts to level-set high school GPAs
“A lot of the problems we see with our kids in high school is because they did not have consequences, none whatsoever, when they were younger.” BILL AUTHOR REP. JEFF LEACH, R PLANO
from suspending students in pre-K through second grade. HB 6 gives schools the option to place students in an in-school suspension for as long as they see t. The three-day limit on out-of- school suspensions is unchanged.
Education Agency to create a new GPA standard “as soon as prac- ticable.” The system must give equal weight to advanced place- ment, international baccalaureate and dual enrollment courses. “It most likely won’t impact kids that are currently enrolled in high school, … because it’s going to take a while to make sure everyone is on the same page,” said Bob Popinski, who leads the policy team for public school advocacy group Raise Your Hand Texas.
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availability of courses and support degree completion. Students can sign up for online courses from schools statewide while enrolled at Collin College. The program was tested in 2023 with 15 schools and is expanding to 24 schools this fall.
Collin College students will soon have access to online education from schools across the state through a partnership with the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange Program, according to a July 21 news release from the col- lege. The program aims to increase
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