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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Texas Law To Provide Teachers With Students' Criminal Histories

The AP (6/14, Subscription Publication) reports, 'Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with detailed information about the criminal histories of their students, opening juvenile files that have always been confidential and are unavailable in most states.' The law 'is adding to a national debate over whether teacher safety should outweigh the rights of young offenders, who traditionally have moved through the juvenile justice system with their privacy protected.'

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