I guess you are getting an education when it comes to the state that supposedly loves you, kids.
"Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny; Discipline that ends in court being opposed" August 29, 2011|By Donna St. George, Washington Post
SPRING, Texas - Here, police issue tickets: Class C misdemeanor citations for offensive language, class disruption, schoolyard fights. Thousands of students land in court, with fines of up to $500. Students with outstanding tickets may be arrested after age 17....
Citing the Texas research, federal officials announced last month an initiative to break what many call the “school-to-prison pipeline.’’ Suspensions, expulsions, and arrests are used too often to enforce school order, officials said....
It is hard to pinpoint the beginning of ticketing in Texas, but advocates say it expanded during the 1990s as many school systems started police forces and as zero-tolerance policies spread....
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Also see: Myths of school discipline challenged
