Lawmakers: Schools' concern about new assault law overblown
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January 8, 2017
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri school superintendents are warning parents and their children that a change in state law could lead to students being charged with felonies after fights or bullying, but legal and legislative leaders say the concern is overblown.
The change, part of a state criminal code overhaul that took effect Jan. 1, increases the penalties for third-degree assault and harassment and creates a fourth-degree misdemeanor assault charge. The new law does not specifically mention schools, and education officials and prosecutors are struggling with how they will interpret i...
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