New Bill Would Make Ticketing Illinois Students Illegal
Publisher |
WBEZ
Media Type |
audio
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Publication Date |
Mar 07, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:12:04
A $200 ticket for truancy. A $175 fine for having a vape pen. A $450 ticket for disorderly conduct. In schools across Illinois, students are being ticketed and fined for minor offenses that previously may have warranted a trip to the principal’s office or detention. Reset talks to reporters Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi Cohen who have shone a light on the ticketing. Their work has prompted a bill in Springfield that aims to make the practice illegal.

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