Lawmakers to schools: stop suspending students

The House Education Committee voted 9-6 Monday to approve a bill to make alternative education Georgia’s preferred school disciplinary policy rather than suspension or expulsion.

By stating "it is preferable," Senate Bill 152 preserves local control over disciplinary decisions, but the bill draws attention to schools that excessively suspend or expel students.

"This bill does not interfere in any way with the disciplinary process," said the bill's sponsor, Senator Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur.