SB100 Information

The following information came from a presentation by the IEA Legal department to the IEA-RA in April of 2017. If you have any questions please contact your FEA President and they will try to get an answer for you.

SB100 is also known as Public Act 99-0456

- Restricts student suspensions and expulsions - Limit of school exclusions to the "greatest extent possible"

- Expands non-exclusionary discipline

- Positive interventions before discipline

- Positive interventions when exclusion

- Decisions are made on a case by case basis

- Does NOT elimintate suspension as a tool

- Expand professional development on adverse consequences of exclusion

- Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee plays a key role in reviewing and developing discipline policy

Why was SB100 passed in 2015?

- Growing evidence of discriminatory discipline

- Rising awareness of the damage of exclusion

- Increased understanding of restorative practices

What happens to the excluded student?

- Higher likelihood to repeat grade

- Increase chance of drop out

- Greater risk of "school-to-prison" pipeline

1-3 Day Suspension

- Determine continuing presence would pose a threat or disruption AND

- Make all reasonable efforts to resolve threats, address disruptions and minimize length of suspension

4 Day Suspension

- Determine continuing presence would pose a threat, or substantial disruption AND efforts to minimize suspension AND

- Other interventions have been exhausted

5-10 Day Suspension

- Above AND

- Provide appropriate and available support services

All suspensions must provide:

- Written decision as to why, rationale for length of suspension and the right to review the decision

- Make up work for equivalent credit AND

- Return to school plan

Expulsions, as for a long suspension

- Continuing threat or substantial disruption

- Resonalbe steps to minimize discipline

- Exhaust intervention AND

- Provide or refer to support services

What hasn't changed?

- Administrators can suspend up to 10 days

- Parental notice and review

- Expel up to two years for gross misconduct

- Exclude from all school activities

- Suspend bus privileges (if no alternate transport, provide make up work for equivalent credit)

Law Enforcement MOU

- Act encourages MOU with local law enforcement