Willful Defiance

Members of the California Legislature are exploring the definition of what is or is not willful defiance; whether a definition of what is or is not willful defiance should be added to the Education Code and how such an inclusion would affect a teachers right to suspend students.

The chair of the Assembly Education Committee is requesting specific examples of willful defiance by grade/age. The statewide administrators organizations (ACSA and CSBA) have requested their members submit specific examples as well.

If you can contribute specific examples, please email Toni Trigueiro, CTA Legislative Advocate at ttrigueiro@cta.org.