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    The state capitol building.  

    The Illinois State Board of Education’s legislative agenda includes student discipline and teacher licensure.  

    The board approved a list of proposed legislative priorities this week, after some debate about proposals regarding school discipline.  

    One of the proposals would ban expulsions for students in kindergarten through second grade. The proposal would also require that suspensions pre-k through second grade students can only be issued by the superintendent.  

    The second proposal would prevent schools from ticketing or referring students to local police departments for disciplinary actions. Students could still be ticketed or otherwise referred to the police if they break the law.  

    Board member Roger Eddy said he wanted to see more clarification about those measures.  

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