(The Center Square) – McLean County Unit 5 submits a new discipline plan under state law after racial disparities are flagged. An Illinois state legislator says discipline should focus on behavior, not race.
Illinois law requires schools to report discipline data and for districts with high or disproportionate suspensions to create reduction plans. State Rep. Regan Deering (R-Decatur), a former teacher, calls the mandate an overreach by lawmakers.
“This law is another example of our state lawmakers overstepping their bounds and trying to control everything from Springfield,” Deering said. “The people in Springfield do not know how to best discipline students in a school, yet they want to be able to tell people they’re doing something about it while not actually being the ones having to do anything.”
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