Bill · S. 1338· Senate(119-S-1338)
Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Cory Booker
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025 aims to reduce exclusionary discipline practices in schools. The bill seeks to strengthen data collection regarding disciplinary actions to identify discriminatory patterns. It establishes "Healing School Climate Grants" to help schools implement better disciplinary policies and support services. Additionally, the Act creates a joint task force to study the causes of school pushout, specifically focusing on girls of color. The legislation also aims to prevent the criminalization of students through various educational and disciplinary reforms.
Yes· 3 of 22
Would children be better off under this?+8
The bill directly aims to protect children from harmful and discriminatory school discipline.
Would students be better off under this?+8
The bill aims to improve the educational environment and reduce harmful disciplinary practices for all students.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+8
The bill targets discriminatory discipline practices that disproportionately affect students of color.
The opposite
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-3
The bill prohibits the use of certain surveillance equipment in schools receiving grants.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-2
The bill imposes national standards and data collection requirements that impact local school policies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability through Data: The bill requires the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to collect annual data on suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, which can identify schools or agencies demonstrating patterns of discriminatory or excessive discipline. (Section 4)
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Financial Support for School Improvement: "Healing School Climate Grants" are provided to help eligible entities develop discipline policies that are not exclusionary or discriminatory. (Section 5)
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Reduction of Harmful Physical Practices: Grant recipients are prohibited from using corporal punishment, seclusion, or mechanical and chemical restraints. (Section 5)
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Improved Support for Students: Funds can be used to hire social workers, school counselors, and trauma-informed care personnel to improve school climates. (Section 5)
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Targeted Research for Vulnerable Groups: A joint task force will study the specific causes that push girls of color, English learners, and students with disabilities out of school to develop better recommendations. (Section 6)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Physical Restraint: The bill limits the use of physical restraint to only those instances where a student's behavior poses an imminent danger of serious physical injury and where less restrictive interventions have failed. (Section 5)
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Limited Disciplinary Options for Certain Ages: Entities receiving grants must prohibit out-of-school suspension or expulsion for students in preschool through grade 5 for incidents that do not involve serious physical injury. (Section 5)
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Restrictions on Discipline for Older Students: Grant recipients are prohibited from using out-of-school suspension or expulsion for reasons such as insubordination, willful defiance, or violations of grooming and appearance policies for students in grades K-12. (Section 5)
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+8Good For Students+8Good For African Americans+7Good For People With Disabilities+7Good For L G B T Q Community+6Good For Native Americans+6Good For Women+6Good For Hispanic Americans+5Good For Immigrants+5Good For Low Income Households+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+8Improves Gender Equality+7Improves Disability Rights+6Improves L G B T Q Rights+5Improves Policing Reform+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+6Improves Due Process+5Increases Federal Power+4Improves Privacy Rights+3Increase States Rights-2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+7Improves Data Privacy+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-3
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+1
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate
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