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WV HB2515

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joe Ellington

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires students in grades K-6 who display violent, threatening, or intimidating behavior toward staff or peers to be placed in a behavioral intervention program established by the county board

  • Establishes a suspension and removal process for elementary students exhibiting dangerous behavior, including immediate removal from the classroom, parent notification, risk assessment before return, and potential expulsion for repeated incidents

  • Allows grades 6-12 teachers to exclude disorderly students from their classroom for the remainder of the instructional day, with mandatory documentation in the West Virginia Education Information System within 24 hours

  • Mandates in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or alternative learning center placement for students removed from a classroom three times in one month for disorderly conduct

  • Requires the State Board of Education to adopt a statewide disciplinary policy subject to legislative approval, with waiver provisions for counties or schools demonstrating positive educational progress under existing policies

Legislative Description

Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety

Education (K12)

Last Action

To Education

3/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Education3/4/2025
Education2/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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