Zero-tolerance disciplinary policies prohibited

§ 167.167 RSMo — under Pupils and Special Services.

§ 167.167 RSMo

167.167. Zero-tolerance disciplinary policies prohibited. — Each school district shall prohibit, in name and practice, any zero-tolerance disciplinary policy or practice of discipline that results in an automatic disciplinary consequence against a pupil without the discretion to modify such disciplinary consequence on a case-by-case basis, such as automatic detention, suspension, or expulsion or the automatic imposition of other disciplinary measures.

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(L. 2025 S.B. 68)