Parental notification about student disciplinary investigations sought
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Published: January 23, 2012
Published: January 23, 2012
Schools would be required to notify parents if their child is
the subject of a disciplinary investigation, under four bills up for
consideration in the state Senate and House of Delegates.
The legislation, sponsored by Northern Virginia lawmakers, was inspired, in part, by incidents in Fairfax County in the past few years in which two students took their own lives following school disciplinary proceedings.
Steven Stuban, the father of one of the students, former Woodson High School football star Nick Stuban, will be in Richmond today to support the proposed legislation.
Currently, there is no statutory requirement for parental notification, though school districts may do so at their discretion. Proposed legislation would make it a requirement.
Senate Bill 164, sponsored by Sen. J. Chapman Petersen, D-Fairfax, would require parental notification before an administrative disciplinary investigation is undertaken that could result in the student's expulsion, or the notification of law enforcement.
Sen. David W. Marsden, D-Fairfax, proposes an even broader notification parameter in Senate Bill 391, requiring that parents be notified of an administrative investigation into any potential violation of school board policy.
Del. L. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, is sponsoring companion legislation in the House under House Bill 656.
House Bill 1080, sponsored by Del. Timothy D. Hugo, R-Fairfax, would require parental notification before a school administrator questions a student over a serious violation of school policy — specifically if such a violation could result in a student expulsion or referral to police.
The Senate bills are scheduled to be heard in the Education and Health committee on Thursday. The House bills will be considered in the Committee on Education subcommittee that also meets Thursday.
jnolan@timesdispatch.com (804) 649-6061The legislation, sponsored by Northern Virginia lawmakers, was inspired, in part, by incidents in Fairfax County in the past few years in which two students took their own lives following school disciplinary proceedings.
Steven Stuban, the father of one of the students, former Woodson High School football star Nick Stuban, will be in Richmond today to support the proposed legislation.
Currently, there is no statutory requirement for parental notification, though school districts may do so at their discretion. Proposed legislation would make it a requirement.
Senate Bill 164, sponsored by Sen. J. Chapman Petersen, D-Fairfax, would require parental notification before an administrative disciplinary investigation is undertaken that could result in the student's expulsion, or the notification of law enforcement.
Sen. David W. Marsden, D-Fairfax, proposes an even broader notification parameter in Senate Bill 391, requiring that parents be notified of an administrative investigation into any potential violation of school board policy.
Del. L. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, is sponsoring companion legislation in the House under House Bill 656.
House Bill 1080, sponsored by Del. Timothy D. Hugo, R-Fairfax, would require parental notification before a school administrator questions a student over a serious violation of school policy — specifically if such a violation could result in a student expulsion or referral to police.
The Senate bills are scheduled to be heard in the Education and Health committee on Thursday. The House bills will be considered in the Committee on Education subcommittee that also meets Thursday.
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