Calif. Laws Aim to Curb Use of School Suspension

Responding to state and national concerns about the effects of out-of-school suspensions on students' education trajectories, California has adopted several measures attempting to change the way that form of school discipline is used. Concerns linger, though, that Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of one related bill may undermine the others.

The five bills the Democratic governor signed last month will, among other provisions:

• Require districts to consider suspension and expulsion only after trying other ways...