The punishment prompted state lawmakers Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) and Sean Williams (R-Waterbury) to introduce an amendment to a pending bill that, with an exception for vandalism and violence, would require schools to offer parents an alternative to banning students from school-related activities as means of punishment.
ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt pɹˈɑːmptᵻd stˈeɪt lˈɔːmeɪkɚz dʒˈeɪsən pɛɹˈɪloʊ ˈɑːɹʃˈɛltən ænd ʃˈɔːn wˈɪljəmz ˈɑːɹwˈɔːɾɚbˌɛɹi tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ɐn ɐmˈɛndmənt tʊ ɐ pˈɛndɪŋ bˈɪl ðˈæt, wɪð ɐn ɛksˈɛpʃən fɔːɹ vˈændəlˌɪzəm ænd vˈaɪələns, wʊd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ skˈuːlz tʊ ˈɔfɚ pˈɛɹənts ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv tə bˈænɪŋ stˈuːdənts fɹʌm skˈuːlɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd æktˈɪvᵻɾiz æz mˈiːnz ʌv pˈʌnɪʃmənt.