N.Y. Bills Give Teachers Power To Oust Pupils

By Drew Lindsay

An unlikely alliance in New York state is working to give teachers there something they have long lobbied for: the authority to suspend unruly students.

Gov. George E. Pataki said last week that he will propose legislation that would allow teachers to remove students from their classrooms for up to 10 days.

Just two days later, the state Senate voted 55-3 to pass a similar bill drafted by the state's largest teachers' union. And the state Assembly is expected to take...