An Illinois school for students with disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country.

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The School That Calls the Police on Students Every Other Day <[link removed]> An Illinois school for students with disabilities has routinely used the police to handle discipline, resulting in the highest arrest rate of any district in the country. In one recent year, half of Garrison School students were arrested. by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica

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The Price Kids Pay

The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior <[link removed]> Illinois law bans schools from fining students. So local police are doing it for them, issuing thousands of tickets a year for truancy, vaping, fights and other misconduct. Children are then thrown into a legal system designed for adults. by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, photography by Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, illustrations by Laila Milevski, ProPublica <[link removed]>

A Teen Was Ticketed at School for a Theft She Says Didn’t Happen. Years Later, She’s Still Fighting. <[link removed]> The Illinois student’s long ordeal shows the extraordinary effort it can take to overturn a school-related ticket. Her case — involving a missing pair of AirPods — is heading to a jury trial. by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica <[link removed]>

Black Students in Illinois Are Far More Likely to Be Ticketed by Police for School Behavior Than White Students <[link removed]> Federal data has shown Illinois schools suspend and expel Black students at disproportionate rates. Now we know it’s happening with tickets and fines, too. by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, photography by Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, illustrations by Laila Milevski <[link removed]>

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