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Threats of shootings, bombings and other violence are upending the school year around the U.S., fueling worry among families and frantic...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 312 min read
Do Court-Based Truancy Interventions Work?
School absenteeism surged during the pandemic, and it has remained stubbornly high, but there’s no simple explanation for why the surge...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 52 min read
Illinois School District Accused of Discriminatory Student Ticketing
Two national civil rights groups accused the third-largest school district in Illinois on Tuesday of depending on police to handle school...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 25, 20232 min read
States Take Stricter Approach To School Discipline Post-Pandemic
Kentucky is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students amid a post-pandemic spike in school discipline...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 13, 20232 min read
School Suspensions, Discipline Policies Ramp Up After COVID-19
School discipline efforts are on the rise after the COVID-19 pandemic as behavior issues and teacher shortages give learning...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Missouri Court Rules Parents Can Be Jailed For Kids' School Absences
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a law that allows parents to be jailed if their children don’t attend school regularly, which the court...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 2, 20231 min read
MO Case Tests Jailing Parents If Students Miss School 'Regularly'
Missouri parents can be jailed if their children don’t attend school regularly. The problem, according to a Missouri Supreme Court...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 29, 20222 min read
IL Schools Ban Fines, But Outsource System to Cops
Illinois police ticket thousands of students a year for misbehaving in schools, turning adolescent problems once handled in the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Cyberattacks Devastate Many Smaller School Districts
In a middle school in Albuquerque, N.M., a cyberattack locked all staff out of their database, reports the Associated Press. Teachers and...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Gun Violence Hit 42 K-12 Campuses In 2021, The Most Since Columbine
At least 42 acts of gun violence were committed on K-12 campuses during regular hours in 2021, the most during any year since at least...
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