The Education Reform Act was passed in 1993. This law allows Massachusetts public high school principals to suspend and expel students without the school board's vote or support. In 1994, the Principal's Bill was passed. This law gave principals the right to stop suspended or expelled students from returning to school. Principals can keep expelled students out of school forever Both laws were passed to try to make schools safer.
Safety is important to everyone.
However, it is also important that students receive an education. With a dangerous weapon The principal decides what is a dangerous weapon. A weapon can be a gun, a pocket knife, or a table knife. If the principal thinks that the item is a weapon, or that it can hurt someone, then the student may be expelled. Hitting, or pushing a teacher, secretary, principal, or other school employee.