Too many Kentucky classrooms have had their learning environment hijacked by a small number of students who repeatedly turn to violence, and teachers, along with the students who are actually there to learn, have been the ones paying the price. SB 101 puts the focus back where it belongs, on the kids trying to get an education, instead of on managing the disruption of the few who won’t stop.
SB 101, sponsored by Sen. Matt Nunn, requires a 12-month expulsion for students in grades 6 through 12 who physically assault school personnel, requires school employees to report intentional assaults to law enforcement, and extends that protection to school bus stops.
I added a piece to this bill: Schools must now report anyone who threatens violence against a school, or who is known to have a firearm on school property, to law enforcement, whether that’s the district’s own police force or the Kentucky State Police, and that police force has to send a weekly report of what it received to a designated local agency. No more threats or gun reports sitting unaddressed inside a school building.
This bill passed the House 84-5 and cleared the Senate for concurrence 32-6. Proud to have contributed to it.
