"§701. Authority of teachers and administrators to control the disruptive behavior of students.
(a) 'Disruptive behavior' includes conduct that is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously interferes with a school teacher's or school administrator's ability to communicate with the students in a classroom, with a student's ability to learn, or with the operation of a school or a school-sponsored activity.
(b) While a student is entrusted in their care or supervision, public school teachers and administrators have the same authority to control the behavior of the student and to discipline or punish the student as a parent, custodian, guardian, or other person similarly responsible for the care and supervision of the student. The authority includes (1) removing a student from a classroom or school-sponsored activity, and (2) rendering corporal punishment where deemed reasonable and necessary. If corporal punishment is deemed necessary, it must be administered reasonably and in accordance with State or local board of education policy.
(c) When a teacher removes a student from a classroom or school-sponsored activity in an effort to control the student's disruptive behavior, an on-site school administrator may, upon a written showing of good cause, override the teacher's decision to remove the student from the classroom or school-sponsored activity. Before overriding a teacher's decision, the administrator shall strongly presume that the teacher's decision to remove the student was reasonable and necessary under the circumstances.
(d) When a student is removed from a classroom or school-sponsored activity, or is disciplined or punished pursuant to this section, the principal, or the principal's designee, shall afford the student appropriate due process as required by the federal and State constitutions.
(e) When a student is removed from a classroom or school-sponsored activity, the principal, or the principal's designee, and the removing teacher shall determine if and when a student may be readmitted to the classroom or school-sponsored activity. If the teacher and principal, or principal's designee, cannot agree, the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, shall make the determination.
(f) When a teacher or school administrator removes a student from a classroom or school-sponsored activity, or disciplines or punishes a student, a rebuttable presumption exists that the teacher or administrator acted reasonably, in good faith, and in accordance with State or local board of education policy. The burden of overcoming the presumption shall be upon the student.
(g) Each local board of education shall establish, adopt, publish, and distribute to students in the district and their parents or guardians policy or standards that:
(1) specify the general circumstances under which a student may be removed from a classroom or school-sponsored activity, consistent with a teacher's ultimate authority to determine disruptive behavior and to remove a student from a classroom or school-sponsored activity.
(2) specify the circumstances under which a student may receive corporal punishment; and
(3) further define and/or provide examples of 'disruptive behavior' set forth in subsection (a) of this section.