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Youth in Court Video Series: Introduction (Spanish) May 1, 2014
Introductory Video: Jóvenes en Corte: Defendiéndote Contra un Cargo Menores Clase C (Spanish). Associated with: Defending Yourself Against a Class C Misdemeanor Charge. Part of an eight-part video series in English and Spanish by Texas Appleseed and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA). Videos are based on TRLA's previously published handbooks for parents and children. The videos were produced with the generous financial support of the Texas Bar Foundation.
Youth in Court Video Series: Introduction (English) May 1, 2014
Introductory Video: Defending Yourself Against a Class C Misdemeanor Charge (English). Part of an eight-part video series in English and Spanish by Texas Appleseed and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA). Videos are based on TRLA's previously published handbooks for parents and children. The videos were produced with the generous financial support of the Texas Bar Foundation.
Infographic: Disciplining School Kids Doesn't Require Weapons, Ban Tasers and Pepper Spray in Texas Schools April 23, 2014
Letter to Gov. Perry: Place Moratorium on Tasers, Pepper Spray April 15, 2014
On April 15, 2014, Texas Appleseed and coalition of advocacy organizations concerned with student safety again urged Governor Rick Perry to declare a moratorium on the use of Tasers and pepper spray on Texas students.
Letter to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: Texas Appleseed, Other Groups: It's Time: Ban Tasers, Pepper Spray on Schoolchildren December 4, 2013
Only weeks after a student suffered traumatic brain injury as a result of being tased at school, Texas Appleseed is urging the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to adopt a statewide policy that bans the use of pepper spray, stun guns, and Tasers on students by school police officers attempting to restore order in school. We are part of a coalition of seven civil rights and social justice groups seeking this change to protect children.

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