U.S. House Poised to Regulate Private Schools U.S. House Bill 4247

February 9, 2010 — The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote soon on legislation governing elements of a school’s disciplinary policy and practice. The House Education and Labor Committee cleared the measure February 4 by a vote of 34 to 10.

This bill threatens to place various mandates regarding pupil restraint, seclusion, staff training, reporting upon any private school who receives benefits from federally funded programs.

Please read more about this legislation at CAPE’s Website at: http://www.capenet.org/new.html

You can express your opposition to this bill at CAPE’s Legislative Action Center:
http://capwiz.com/cape/issues/alert/?alertid=14668476

You can also view CAPE’s letter regarding this legislation at the following site:
http://www.capenet.org/pdf/CAPEHR4247.pdf