D.C. to implement new citywide discipline rules

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New citywide standards for student discipline are slated to hit District schools this winter, with an emphasis on ensuring students with disabilities aren’t improperly restrained or isolated by their teachers.

The rules would be comprehensive, creating a citywide student conduct policy, ensuring parental notification when students are suspended or expelled, and beefing up the reporting of disciplinary action, especially when violence or crime triggered it.

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