Pseudonymous Jun 4, 2025

The state of Illinois saw a fight between police and teachers recently, and the teachers won. Resource officers were issuing fines for things like talking out in class, and when students didn't have jobs to pay the fines those students were hauled into adult court. When the leguslature put on the kid gpoves and tried to prohibit the practice with some light guard rails the police escalated. Now the state legislature has stepped in again, this time with tougher rules against police misconduct.

#News #TeachersAndSchoolEmployees #CopsOutOfSchools #SchoolReform

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/03/illinois-lawmakers-ban-police-from-ticketing-and-fining-students-for-minor-infractions-in-school

Illinois Lawmakers Ban Police From Ticketing And Fining Students For Minor Infractions In School

This story was originally published by ProPublica & the Chicago Tribune. Republished under ProPublica’s CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Illinois legislators on Wednesday passed a law to explicit…

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mvarioJul 17, 2024

No Immunity For Cops Who Handcuffed A 10-Year-Old Girl Because She Drew Some ‘Violent’ Pictures | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/16/no-immunity-for-cops-who-handcuffed-a-10-year-old-girl-because-she-drew-some-violent-pictures/

#ACAB #EndQualifiedImmunity #CopsOutOfSchools

No Immunity For Cops Who Handcuffed A 10-Year-Old Girl Because She Drew Some ‘Violent’ Pictures

Putting cops in schools is never a good idea. The most likely result of bringing a cop indoors to police schools is that the officer(s) will, indeed, “police” the school. Things that us…

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Show threadneville park ❎Jun 15, 2017
ugh yes sorry everyone, tethering is not giving me enough bandwidth to crosspost effectively. For updates on Toronto possibly getting rid of police in schools, hmu on birdsite (https://www.twitter.com/neville_park). #tpsb #nomoreSROs #copsoutofschools
Show threadneville park ❎Jun 15, 2017
Desmond Cole (@[email protected]) briefly interrupts the proceedings to mention that proceedings are NOT being livestreamed outside and deputants (members of the public signed up to give speeches) won't be able to hear when the Chair calls their name. #tpsb #nomoreSROs #copsoutofschools 🔁
Show threadneville park ❎Jun 15, 2017

There is a lot more on the agenda today, of course. Current item is on access to carding data.

Background for the newbs: "carding" is known elsewhere as "stop and frisk" or just plain "walking while black". Key journalism:

Toronto Star's "Known to Police" http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/knowntopolice.html
Desmond Cole's "The Skin I'm In" http://torontolife.com/city/life/skin-im-ive-interrogated-police-50-times-im-black/

#tpsb #nomoreSROs #copsoutofschools 🔁

Show threadneville park ❎Jun 15, 2017
Here's the Youtube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lVDtmlATk #TPSB #nomoreSROs #copsoutofschools 🔁