Horse Racing Bills and Limit on Expelling Children Bill Move Forward
The Committee on Rules and Judiciary Thursday moved three bills favorably to the full Senate body.
2023-09-01 13:22:08 - VI News Staff
Two bills concerned horseracing and one limited the expulsion and suspension of students in pre-kindergarten through third grade. It would amend the V.I Code by adding a section to make a course in mitigating behavioral issues and misconduct in the classroom a requirement for some professional educators.
Sen. Diane Capehart, chair of the committee, voiced concern about the bill, citing a case stateside where an elementary teacher was shot by an elementary school student.
Sen. Kenneth Gittens read a section of the bill that Capehart had admitted to not reading: “Children in pre-kindergarten through the third grade may not be suspended or expelled from schools, unless the child’s misconduct involves a deadly weapon, a controlled substance or endangers the safety of others in the school.”