Section 16-28A-3 Board of Directors -- Composition; Compensation; Terms; Removal Actions.

(a)(1) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the role of the assistant principal at each public K-12 school shall include assisting the principal with administration and enforcement of board policy and all applicable laws, including, but not limited to student discipline, instruction, management, safety, security, and any other duties assigned pursuant to subsection (b). For purposes of this section, the term “assistant principal” refers to any school administrator who reports directly to the principal and is charged with assisting the principal in the overall administration of a school. (2) Each public K-12 school in this state shall have an assistant principal, provided the funding to do so is available. In the event that a public K-12 school employs more than one assistant principal, the local superintendent of education, or his or her designee, shall determine how to divide duties among the assistant principals. (b) To fully implement this chapter, the State Board of Education shall require each local board of education to develop a written policy on student discipline and behavior and to broadly disseminate the policy following its adoption. Copies of the student discipline and behavior policy shall be given to all teachers, staff, parents, and students.