Illinois just made a major change for students, and this has been far long overdue.

Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law this week that officially bans police/law enforcement from ticketing or fining students at school. That means no more walking into class one minute late because they were getting fined moments before.

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The students who've been getting hit the hardest are students of color and low-income families, according to state officials.

Students were getting fined for truancy, which is crazy in itself.

So, instead of being able to put food on their dinner tables, many families were busy paying fines at their child's school. The new law puts a complete stop to that!

Students in Illinois Can No Longer Be Ticketed at

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