There was a little back-and-forth between the House and the Senate (and frankly, the Senate’s amendment improved the bill), but yesterday HB 2341 passed the House 94-0.

This bill will allow School Boards to remove a student who has been charged with a very serious crime in the community until that student is placed in an alternative school.

It’s a minor change in the law, but the Fairfax County School Board believes that it will protect students from kids who have committed very violent crimes in the community,