LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) – A proposed Texas bill may facilitate the suspension of students identified as homeless, raising concerns throughout the state.
The 89th legislative session is currently underway in Austin. One proposed law, House Bill 6 (HB-6), by Texas State Representative Jeff Leach from Plano, aims to expand school districts’ power to discipline homeless students.
HB-6 would make changes to an already existing law from 2019 that disciplines homeless students by suspending them if they break school rules related to violence, weapons, drugs and alcohol…