The Price Kids Pay: Ticketed at school
Thousands of Illinois students a year are receiving tickets at school for conduct that violates local laws, an investigation by the Tribune and ProPublica has found. The tickets often involve...
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Revelan disparidades raciales en la emisión de multas y otras disciplinas en secundarias del Distrito 211
En el distrito de secundarias más grande de Illinois, los estudiantes negros y latinos fueron suspendidos con más frecuencia que los estudiantes blancos, disciplinados con mayor frecuencia por motivos subjetivos,...
Racial disparities in ticketing, other school discipline revealed at suburban high school District 211
At Illinois' largest high school district, Black and Latino students were suspended more often than white students, disciplined more often for subjective reasons such as dress code violations, and referred...
School ticketing data update shows racial disparity at Naperville North
Newly obtained police records from five Chicago suburbs offer additional details about students getting ticketed at school for minor offenses, a widespread practice documented in a Tribune-ProPublica investigation this year....
A teen was ticketed at Naperville North for theft. 30 months later, she’s still fighting to clear her name.
From the moment Amara Harris was accused of stealing another student's AirPods at Naperville North High School, she has insisted that it was a mix-up, not a theft. She told...
Civil rights investigation opened into Illinois’ largest high school district following Tribune-ProPublica investigation
The Illinois attorney general's office is investigating whether one of the state's largest school districts, located in Chicago's northwest suburbs, violated civil rights laws when police issued tickets to students...
Contralora de Illinois: Dejen de cobrar las multas por ausentismo escolar
La principal funcionaria financiera de Illinois ha prohibido a los gobiernos locales utilizar un programa estatal para cobrar deudas de los estudiantes que han sido multados por ausentismo escolar, eliminando...
Illinois’ top finance official: Stop sending debts from truancy tickets for collection
Illinois' top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families struggling...
The Price Kids Pay: Black students far more likely to be ticketed by police for school behavior
At Bloom Trail High School in Chicago's south suburbs, the student body is diverse: About 60% of the 1,100 students are Black or multiracial. Another 27% are Latino. And 12%...
La principal funcionaria de educación de Illinois pide a las escuelas dejar de trabajar con la policía para multar por mala conducta a los estudiantes
La principal funcionaria de educación de Illinois instó a las escuelas a dejar de trabajar con la policía para multar por mala conducta a los estudiantes, horas después de que...