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How some schools sidestep laws banning fines on kids in Illinois

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Illinois law bans schools from fining students as discipline, but a new investigation from the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica finds police have been doing it for them.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Jennifer Smith Richards, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

This segment aired on May 12, 2022.

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