Wis: Bill proposed to allow teachers to remove disruptive students, notify all parents

Jan 29, 2026, WSAW: Wisconsin bill would let teachers remove disruptive students, notify parents 

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 A proposed ‘Bill of Rights’ for teachers drew mostly opposition at a packed public hearing Wednesday, with critics raising concerns about potential consequences for students with disabilities.

The legislation would allow teachers to remove students from classrooms if they disrupt class for more than 10 minutes and notify other students’ parents about the incidents. The bill would also protect teachers from being terminated for enforcing classroom rules.

State Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevera, R-Fox Crossing, the author of the bill, said teachers need protection from violent or disruptive students.

“People are continuing to bring up the issue, but it is not being addressed because of fear of folks being upset or angry,” Cabral-Guevera said during the public hearing.

Under the proposed bill, students repeatedly removed for violent or disruptive behavior would need a behavior intervention plan before returning to class.

“We’re talking about the teacher who’s wearing gloves to their classroom because they are bitten numerous times over and over again and it hasn’t been addressed,” she said. “It shouldn’t be happening in our classrooms.”

Most people who testified at Wednesday’s public hearing opposed the bill, including Joe Clark, a pharmacist with a PhD in chemistry who also has autism.

Clark said the bill does not protect students with disabilities who are bullied to the point of an outburst.

“This bill makes it easier to remove children with disabilities from the classroom and harder for their families to get them back into the classroom,” Clark said. “It creates a culture that incentivizes blaming the victim.”

Other critics worried that notifying every parent in a classroom about disruptions that target struggling students.

“That in fact increases the likelihood that there is more identification of that particular student as being a problem, not only by a teacher and other students, but by now a group of parents,” said Tami Jackson, an advocate for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.

The bill must pass the Senate Committee on Education before it can head to the state Senate floor for a vote.