Hoping to “Trump Proof” Students’ Civil Rights, Illinois Lawmakers Aim to End Police Ticketing at School
Chicago Tribune investigation would explicitly prevent police from ticketing students for violations such as vaping or truancy, and require districts to track and disclose police activity.
Illinois bill would prevent police from ticketing students for misbehavior in school
A new bill, filed in the Illinois General Assembly on Monday, would ban school resource officers and police from issuing tickets to students engaged in bad behavior. House Bill 2502 would also require school districts to track police activity in their schools and disclose that data to the state.
Hoping to ‘Trump proof’ students’ rights, Illinois lawmakers aim to end police ticketing at school
Citing an urgency to protect students’ civil rights in a second Trump administration, Illinois lawmakers have filed a new bill that would explicitly prevent school police from ticketing and fining
Bill aims to end police ticketing in Illinois schools
As the uncertain future of the Department of Education looms, state lawmakers are looking to enshrine students’ civil rights.
Illinois lawmakers seek to stop schools from fining, ticketing students
Illinois lawmakers have introduced bills that would end the practice of ticketing students for municipal code violations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, and state Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago,
A Push to Stop Police Ticketing in Illinois Schools Becomes Urgent in the Trump Era
Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards at ProPublica] From my colleagues at ProPublica: "Citing an urgency to protect students’ civil rights in a second Trump administration, Illinois lawmakers filed a new bill Monday that would explicitly prevent school police from ticketing and fining students for misbehavior.
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