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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7320 (Introduced in House) — To help local educational agencies replace zero-tolerance disciplinary policies and punitive discipline in elementary... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The terms elementary school , evidence-based , local educational agency , parent , professional development , school leader , secondary school , Secretary , specialized instructional support personnel , and other staff have the meaning given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term program personnel means— any agent of a local educational agency, including an individual who is employed by a local educational agency, or who performs services for a local educational agency on a contractual basis, including— school leaders; educators; specialized instructional support personnel; paraprofessionals; or other staff; and a school-based law enforcement officer.
The term restorative practices means evidence-based practices that— acknowledge and honor the dignity of students; are proactive approaches that teach and build community, empathy, and accountability school-wide to reduce and discourage undesirable student behavior; improve school climate, elevate students' voices, and strengthen all relationships in a school community; may include— strategies such as restorative dialogue, informal conferencing, proactive circles, and responsive circles; reactive strategies that address conflicts, individual incidents, and classroom-wide issues; and formal conferences, reintegration circles, and circles of support and accountability to cultivate empathy and repair harm; and do not include mediation or school-based mediation to address bullying, harassment, or other forms of discrimination.
The term school-based law enforcement officer means any person, sworn or unsworn, who— is assigned by the employing law enforcement agency to a local educational agency or school, who is contracting with a local educational agency or school, or who is employed by a local educational agency or school; has the power to detain, arrest, issue a citation, perform a custodial investigation, or refer a person to criminal or juvenile court; or is considered under State law to meet the definition of law enforcement; and includes an individual referred to as a school resource officer , school safety agent , or a school police officer , if that individual meets the definition in subparagraphs
(A)and (B). The term school to prison pipeline means the use of discipline practices such as zero-tolerance policies that funnel students out of school and toward the juvenile legal and criminal legal systems. The term subgroup of students has the meaning given that term in section 1111(c)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2) ).
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