Kansas schools would set behavior plans and list teacher rights

Teachers would have listed rights when they discipline students and work with school leaders. The rights apply to district employees with a state teaching license who are mainly assigned to classroom instruction. Teachers must follow district discipline rules and the school's management plan when disciplining students. District boards and administrators could not block these rights or retaliate against teachers for using them. District boards would give teachers a copy of these rights at the start of each school year and share or post them for families and the public.

Each school in a district would have a plan for student behavior and responses to misconduct. Each plan would define minor and major misconduct, set responses for teachers and administrators, and explain how schools record incidents and tell families. Plans must fit the district's discipline rules and behavior support programs. Plans would be reviewed each year and revised when needed based on behavior data or changes to district rules. Schools would give plans to families at the start of each school year, explain them to students during the first week, and reinforce them regularly.