Jennifer Smith Richards
@jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Investigations in the Midwest at ProPublica. Past: Chicago Tribune by way of OH/GA/NY/WV. Enthusiastic about FOIA + data. Tell me everything.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Reposted by Jennifer Smith Richards
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights regional office in Chicago, which was previously monitoring Xander's school for civil rights violations of its disabled students, was one of seven offices abolished by President Donald Trump’s administration in March.
A Teacher Dragged a 6-Year-Old With Autism by His Ankle. Federal Civil Rights Officials Might Not Do Anything.
The Garrison School is part of a special education district that had students arrested at the highest rate in the country. It had pledged to change how it disciplines kids after a ProPublica-Chicago T...
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May 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights regional office in Chicago, which was previously monitoring Xander's school for civil rights violations of its disabled students, was one of seven offices abolished by President Donald Trump’s administration in March.
This new story with @jodiscohen.bsky.social explains what we know about the department's silence when it comes to monitoring Garrison School in Illinois. And this is important: The school still calls police to respond to student behavior.
A Teacher Dragged a 6-Year-Old With Autism by His Ankle. Federal Civil Rights Officials Might Not Do Anything.
The Garrison School is part of a special education district that had students arrested at the highest rate in the country. It had pledged to change how it disciplines kids after a ProPublica-Chicago T...
www.propublica.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This new story with @jodiscohen.bsky.social explains what we know about the department's silence when it comes to monitoring Garrison School in Illinois. And this is important: The school still calls police to respond to student behavior.