“Many children with problem behaviors go underdiagnosed," an expert says. Reports of two 6-year-olds being arrested at school in Florida -- including one for throwing a temper tantrum -- came as a ...

Legislation focusing on how to handle the most disruptive students in classrooms is moving again in the Legislature. The House of Delegates passed a school discipline bill a few weeks ago. Then the ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and well-being in the classroom that result from the application of school discipline ...

LOWER POTTSGROVE — The Pottsgrove School Board recently offered a lengthy look at what it is doing to combat violence and misbehavior at Ringing Rocks Elementary School, and parents continued to speak ...

Since at least 2022, the education world has been preoccupied with the “teacher exodus”: a troubling trend of teachers quitting at record rates. Though attrition has eased somewhat since its pandemic ...

In a move that has sparked divided reactions across the education community, the 47th president’s latest executive order on school discipline aims to reverse federal guidelines intended to address ...

Policing experts say that discipline is the responsibility of school administrators, not law enforcement. Many California school districts’ contracts for policing services do not prohibit officers ...

Twelve-year-old Brandon House couldn’t do anything right at school. “He was just always in trouble,” Brandon’s mother said. Then, a mind-shift occurred. Brandon showed respect for his teacher. Brandon ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Tuesday, the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill to overhaul the state's school discipline law. House Bill 6, by State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano), would expand school ...

The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students—and alter the federal government's role in the process. On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive ...