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* ARIZONA ETHNIC CLASS PROHIBITION/House Bill 2281* Action

Arizona is adding two sections (15-111 and 15-112 below) to change state laws under

Title 1, chapter 15 [Education, General Provisions].

Students in the public school system should be taught to value other races and classes of

people, not to hate or resent them.

No public school, or charter [tax-supported] school, in Arizona can hold classes that:


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1. Promote the overthrow of the US government2. Promote racial hatred3. Are designed for only one specific ethnicity4. Encourage ethnic alliances

If a school is in violation:

1. Notice will be given to comply within 60 days.2. If the violation continues, a 10% reduction in monthly state funding can occur.3. Once the school complies, monthly funding will return to the full amount.

The Department of Education will pay all expenses in any hearing on this matter.

Decisions can be appealed according to Title 41, chapter 6, article 10[Uniform Administrative Hearing Procedures]


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This doesnt mean Arizona prohibits:

1. Classes for Native American students required by federal law2. Classes where students are grouped together by learning levels, or ability to

speak English3. Courses that include the history of specific ethnic groups, and are open to all

students

4. Courses that discuss the controversial aspects of history

This doesnt mean Arizona prohibits courses about:

1.

The Holocaust2. Genocide3. Any other historical oppression of a specific group of people

Arizona is also revising a portion of this existing section (15-843) regarding student

disciplinary proceedings.

In a hearing where a student might be expelled, suspended, or face other disciplinary

action, the rules of Title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1 [Public Meetings and Proceedings] dont

apply, other than the school board must post a notice of the hearing and take minutes

[formal meeting notes].

The school board will meet with teachers and parents to create rules for disciplinary

action. The rules will be in line with the students constitutional rights, and will include:


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1. Penalties (fail, suspend, expel) for a high number of absences2. Corporal punishment, if allowed there3. Reasonable physical force by certified or classified personnel

(self defense, defense of others, or property)

4. Procedure for students who commit a crime, or are suspected of crime5. Procedure for a hearing when suspension is longer than 10 days6. Procedure for a returning student expelled or suspended longer than 10 days7. Appeal process for a student expelled or suspended longer than 10 days8. Appeal process for a hearing officers recommendation

There will be no penalty for excessive absences if the student has completed course

requirements, or is confirmed to be sick or injured by a licensed medical professional.

The board will:

1. Help teachers apply and enforce these rules2. Develop procedures that allow teachers and principals to recommend suspending

or expelling a student


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3. Develop procedures that allow teachers and principals to temporarily removing adisruptive student from class

4. Give principals the authority to remove disruptive students from class

Even if a student drops out of school during a procedure to expel or suspend, the board

can complete the process and enter the results in the students permanent file.

When it comes to expelling a student:

1. The board will be notified of plans to do so.2. The board will either:

a. Hold a hearing, or appoint an officer to hold the hearing and bringrecommendations to the board. The board will also decide if the hearing

should be held in executive session [private meeting, not in public]; or

b. Follow a policy established at its annual meeting that all expulsionhearings will be handled by officers selected from an approved list.

3. The board will give the student(s), parents or guardians written notice of thehearing 5 or more days ahead of time. If the hearing is set up to be heard in an

executive session, parents, guardians, or a student who is an independent minor,

can object in writing.


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If the student and parents object to the hearing being held in an executive session, the

hearing will be held in an open meeting. However:

1. If only 1 student is involved, and no one can agree upon an open meeting, theboard will make the final decision.

2. If several students face expulsion and not all agree upon an open meeting,separate hearings will be held for each accordingly.

This doesnt mean that parents, attorneys, and students cant attend the executivesession, have access to minutes, or record the meeting at their own expense.

If there is a superintendent or principal, either has the authority to suspend a student.

If none exists, a teacher can do it.

Suspension always has to be for good cause, and reported to the board within 5 days.


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No disciplinary rules, suspension or expulsion, will violate rights that protect against

discrimination. If Arizona determines this did happen, the district will have 90 days to

correct it or the state will hold back funds until it is resolved.

The principal of each school will distribute a copy of these rules to parents when the

student enrolls, and will share the rules with the student body at the start of each school

year.

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