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Aug 10, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Georgia Sends Paulding County School District Open Records Request Concerning its Disciplinary Practices
ATLANTA – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Georgia sent the Paulding County School District an open records request concerning the disciplinary practices around its Personal Communications/Electroni...
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Jan 31, 2020
Barrington Drops Lawsuit Against Student for Challenging Unlawful School Suspension
The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Rhode Island announced today that the Barrington School District has dropped the lawsuit it filed in October against one of its own students who had successfully challe...
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Jan 28, 2020
Advocates Call for Immediate and Long-term Juvenile Justice Reforms
As Task Force Meets Today, Experts Say Existing Legislation Addresses Pressing Problems
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Jan 23, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Indiana on Committing Kids to the Adult Criminal Legal System
INDIANAPOLIS — The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law will hear Senate Bill 449 on Tuesday, January 28. This legislation would reduce the minimum age for committing...
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Jan 20, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Rhode Island Takes Legal Action over Unlawful Arrest of 13-Year-Old Honors Student
A legal claim for damages has been sent today to the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) gratuitous and unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old Afri...
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Dec 04, 2019
New ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵof Montana Report: Exclusionary Discipline in Montana’s Schools Pushes Students Out at Alarming Rates
Indigenous Students Face Highest Disparities in Out-of-School Suspensions and Arrests
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
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