Bill looks to protect school disciplinary records
April 2, 2009 -
AUGUSTA, Maine — The chairman of the legislative committee in charge of the state’s education policy has taken steps to ensure that the disciplinary records of individual students not be stored in a database at the Department of Education.
Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Cumberland, the co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Education and Cultural Affairs, said he was concerned that the names of the students could become public at some later date and harm their reputations.
The state Department of Education collects the names of students who have been suspended or expelled and stores them in a central database, a policy implemented in response to requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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