AR SB140

Expands the definition of "exclusionary disciplinary actions" to include out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for students attending public school on-site, through virtual means, or any combination of both.

Requires public school district boards to include in student discipline policies a requirement that administrators make a reasonable request for information about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or childhood trauma before placing a student in an alternative learning environment or implementing exclusionary discipline exceeding 10 cumulative days in one school year.

Defines adverse childhood experiences to include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarceration.

Authorizes school districts to obtain ACE information from parents/guardians, students, school records, school employees (including counselors, nurses, social workers), and Department of Human Services employees overseeing cases involving the student.

Specifies that while ACE findings do not prohibit discipline, they must be considered in determining whether and what disciplinary action is appropriate, and requires consideration of alternative learning environments and restorative practices before expulsion for students with documented adverse childhood experiences.