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January 10, 2012 04:53 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Pv_id9HlvrE/texas-schoolchildren-get-crimi.html
Texas schoolchildren get criminal citations for cussing in class, shouting within 500' of school
In The Guardian, Chris McGreal looks at the horrific state of policing in Texas schools. The age of criminal responsibility in Texas is 10, and many schools have uniformed police officers on site who ticket small children for throwing paper airplanes or flipping the teacher off. The tickets carry steep fines, and if you graduate [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Pv_id9HlvrE/texas-schoolchildren-get-crimi.html
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