Jennifer Smith Richards Chicago Tribune
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      Jennifer Smith Richards Chicago Tribune 
    
    
    
    The Price Kids Pay: Schools And Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets For Minor Misbehavior      
  
    Illinois law bans schools from fining students. So local police are doing it for them, issuing thousands of tickets a year for truancy, vaping, fights and other misconduct. Children are then thrown into a legal system designed for adults.