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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A bill sent to the House floor would send seriously disruptive students before a judge, who could fine them or sentence them to community service.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns, was endorsed Monday by the House Government Operations Committee.
Parents of a student who commits five major disruptions would have to meet with school district officials, and at 10 disruptions the student would face the judge.
"What do you do with a kid who doesn't cross the line, but is a little too much or a lot too much for a school to handle?" Hutchings said. "My concern is that punk who loves to be in the classroom because that's where all his yo-yo homies are at."
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