A Bill to Limit Suspension and Expulsion in Grades K-5
Prohibits suspension/expulsion in grades K-2 except for serious safety incidents, with reporting in grades 3-5.
Public schools receiving federal funds may not suspend or expel students in grades K-2 except when the student poses imminent physical danger.
Districts shall publicly report all K-5 suspensions disaggregated by race, disability, and English-learner status.
$160 million for restorative-practice training.
Office for Civil Rights investigation authority.
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 761 — A Bill to Limit Suspension and Expulsion in Grades K-5
- Funding source
- $160M for restorative-practice training from ED Title IV-A.
- Timeline
- Effective next school year.
- Realistic — policy + training rollout.
- Enforcing agency
- Office for Civil Rights.
- Yes — OCR has well-established discipline-disparity jurisdiction.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Title VI corrective action; Title I funding consequences.
- Source citation
- U.S. GAO-18-258 (2018), 'Discipline Disparities for Black Students' — gao.gov.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 1:00 (60s)
Banning K-2 suspension leaves teachers powerless against disruptive students.
Sec. 1 preserves removal for *imminent physical danger*. GAO (2018) found K-2 suspensions correlate with later incarceration, not improved behavior — they're the wrong tool, not a missing one.