Totally misguided.
No punishment in school for misbehavior or 'willful defiance'... no consequences for your actions.
These kids grow up and have little/no punishment/consequences for theft and other crime.
And we wonder why we have retail theft and other crimes.

@Longtime: misstatement of Facts.
California public school teachers and administrators can / and will / continue to remove such problem students from the classroom / when they disrupt! Not from-the-school for days and not for multiple periods or long parts of days.

Principals and Superintendents need to Reinforce Teacher appropriate discipline. ONE Rare But Drastic method is to Require Parent Attendance in the classroom where their student has been disrupting. (part of Ed Code - state law). This is disruptive of a parent's life - but their kids can be disrupting dozens of students' Opportunity To Learn. Support teachers' discipline - at the school and district level / competent, fair and strict in-school displine. [no public school kids - roaming around in the community]

There is nothing in the article or bill to indicate that students will not be held accountable. There are many effective ways to work in the school with students who demonstrate inappropriate behavior.

Suspending a student does nothing to help the student or school - it just pushes the problem out the door.

Most students who are acting out or being defiant may learn to curb their behaviors and/ or may need help dealing with family or personal issues. Listening to and partnering with students can do a lot to foster change. Yes there are those who won't or cannot change, but they are the exceptions.

"Spare the rod and spoil the *human or animal* " has been the cry of those who chose to demean, disrespect, and sometimes abuse or enslave others. Let's not be "those persons". We all have the option to be better than that!