New York City education officials said suspensions would be significantly reduced, but not eliminated as an option, for children in kindergarten through second grade under new draft rules released Friday. Back in July, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration proposed stopping suspensions for the city’s youngest students, saying such discipline was overly punitive. His announcement drew a rare public critique from the city teachers union, which said it would lead to more classroom disruption and the department didn’t provide...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2017 20:26 UTC