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Illinois law bans schools from fining students. So local police are doing it for them.

Posted by Fal
Tags: education, usa.il, law, schools, fines, police, children, students, bans, author.jodi s cohen, author.jennifer smith richards, source.propublica, long read
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-school-police-tickets-fines

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The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior
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  1. MimicSquid
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    And this is why I really appreciate ProPublica. Their reporting moves people:

    And this is why I really appreciate ProPublica. Their reporting moves people:

    Update, April 29, 2022: Hours after the publication of this investigation on April 28, Illinois State Board of Education Superintendent Carmen Ayala urged school administrators across the state to stop working with police to ticket students, saying fines associated with the tickets hurt families and there’s no evidence they change students’ behavior. Read more here.

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