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Infographic: End Jail Time for Unpaid Fines in Texas
February 23, 2017
Jail for Fines Wastes Taxpayer Dollars and Harms Public Safety. Fine-only offenses, such as traffic tickets and city ordinance violations, are misdemeanors that are intended by Texas law to be punishable by only a fine and no jail time. These cases are handled by municipal and justice courts.
Infographic: Young and Homeless in Texas
February 9, 2017
Infographic: Keep Young Students in Class, Support Austin ISD’s Proposal to Reduce Suspensions for Pre-K-2nd Graders
February 1, 2017
The Problem: Austin ISD uses harmful classroom removals, like out-of-school suspensions, to punish very young students. Black students and students who receive special education services are overrepresented in this discipline system. Austin ISD’s youngest students are facing in-school and out-of- school suspensions and alternative school placements for completely age appropriate behaviors and for behaviors that should be addressed with services and positive supports.
Infographic: Keep Young Students in Class, Support Dallas ISD’s Proposal to Reduce Suspensions for Pre-K-2nd Graders
February 1, 2017
The Problem: Dallas ISD’s youngest students are facing in-school and out-of- school suspensions and alternative school placements for completely age-appropriate behaviors and for behaviors that should be addressed with services and positive supports. These unnecessary removals are our stripping students of their ability to learn with their peers and create their own futures.
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