Jindal: Laws back teachers
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Gov. Bobby Jindal told educators Friday that two new laws will address classroom discipline problems, which he called a top complaint of teachers.
The governor said Louisiana has shown up on surveys as second worst in the nation in public school discipline problems.
“We need a zero tolerance for disruptions in the classroom,” he said.
The governor spoke to the second annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration.
The daylong gathering included workshops, speeches and honors for the state’s top public schoolteachers and principals. Picard was state superintendent of education for 11 years before dying in 2007.
Jindal cited figures that show one in five teachers leaves the classroom after five years and that student discipline problems are the top complaint.
He said a teacher complained to him that, in one case, a student’s parents directed their anger at her when she tried to discipline the child.
“There is something wrong with that,” Jindal said.
The governor cited a new law approved during the 2008 regular session designed to strengthen Louisiana’s teacher bill of rights law.
The measure beefs up teacher protection against what are labeled frivolous lawsuits and requires experienced mentors for new teachers.
The law also requires copies of teacher rights to be distributed to parents and guardians and posted in prominent school locations.
Jindal also cited another new law that toughens penalties for students who are habitually absent or tardy.
It requires principals to meet with a student’s parents or guardian after his third unexcused absence in one semester.
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