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href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/ways-to-give\/\"><strong>Donate<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"youth-justice\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-c011c0\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style15 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Youth Justice<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"about\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-178e20\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>ABout YOuth Justice<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Creating a brighter future for us all includes ensuring our juvenile court system is just and fair to everyone involved, and aimed towards healing, youth development, and reducing recidivism. It also means building school systems where all students feel embraced and connected through trauma-informed, healing-centered practices\u2013rather than isolated and pushed out through punitive discipline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our recent work has focused on banning two punitive practices that have no evidence-basis, drive families into debt, and ineffectively punish students &#8211; often those who can least afford it. The first bans courts from issuing fines and fees to juveniles. SB 1463 (Peters\/Slaughter) prohibits courts from imposing fees on justice system-involved youth. Previously, these fees could add up quickly for a wide range of costs, like electronic ankle monitoring,&nbsp; detention, probation supervision, legal representation, and more. Courts could also impose fines for teenage infractions such as staying out past curfew or skipping school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-13b0c5\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"Image Not Found\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/iStock-1072338828_large-edited-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fees and fines can range from $25 to $800 and quickly add up to thousands of dollars for a single family. The new law not only bans future fees to youth, but it also clears previous debts created by these fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to partner with the <a href=\"https:\/\/debtfreejustice.org\/\">Debt-Free Justice Illinois<\/a> Coalition. This was part of a national effort by conservative, moderate, and progressive organizations to abolish these fees and fines in Illinois. Illinois joined a growing list of 20+ states that have eliminated juvenile court fees and fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-cyan-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/debtfreejustice.org\/location\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Debt Free Justice in Illinois<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-74b987\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"cartoon depicting a black student being ticketed by a police officer in class\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/image.png\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ultp-image-caption\">Source: ProPublica-Chicago Tribune<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>As we were working to ban court fines and fees, another egregious practice came to light.&nbsp;ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune analyzed data that found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/illinois-school-police-tickets-fines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 12,000 tickets were issued to students from August 2018 through June 2021<\/a>. Despite recent laws designed to prohibit schools from issuing fines and fees as discipline and referring truant students to police, school personnel referred thousands of students to local municipalities for the purpose of issuing fines and fees as a disciplinary consequence for school-based behaviors. The system is unfair to students, who must miss school to attend a municipal hearing that does not guarantee right to due process, like access to legal counsel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preliminary results from our FOIA project show that the vast majority of these tickets are issued for infractions related to vaping and smoking, which are far more effectively deterred through counseling and secession support than through a fine. Consequences for most student misbehavior can and should be handled through a district\u2019s discipline policy. We can also work together to strengthen the intent of those earlier laws to prohibit fines and fees as a disciplinary consequence for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-yellow-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/illinois-school-police-tickets-fines\/#nt=interstitial-manual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Do Police Give Students Tickets in Your School District?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, while we have mostly focused our advocacy efforts on disciplinary fines and fees, these are often symptoms of a larger problem. We have heard loud and clear from school administrators and teachers that educators are desperate for more support dealing with students who have been exposed to trauma and feel disconnected at school. Though few will defend the use of ticketing to deal with school-based discipline, many express deep concerns with the lack of tools and resources to adequately support their students. In response to these concerns, 2024-25 Stand Policy Fellows compiled a list of recommendations to improving school discipline practices with an eye toward improving equity and education outcomes throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-cyan-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/end-municipal-ticketing-in-schools\/\"><strong>Read our recommendations and get involved<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"vision\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-200224\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Our Vision<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ec15561191eb23fe959fed759bda0690\"><strong>Every student feels safe, supported, and welcome in their school, focused proactively on nurturing connections and minimizing disciplinary issues, guided by clear and evidence-based guidelines to address school-based disciplinary infractions through trauma-informed, healing-centered practices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-standart-blue-border-color has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:8px\"><div id=\"been\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-8e14ff\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style9 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Where We&#8217;ve Been<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-advanced-list ultp-block-1c7fca\"><ul class=\"ultp-list-wrapper ultp-list-layout1\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-70fd63\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><g><path d=\"M24 4.1A19.9 19.9 0 1 1 4.1 24 19.922 19.922 0 0 1 24 4.1M24 0a24 24 0 1 0 24 24A24 24 0 0 0 24 0\"><\/path><path d=\"M20.333 32.836a2.258 2.258 0 0 1-1.6-.664l-6.179-6.178a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9-2.9l4.885 4.884 12.217-12.216a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9 2.9l-13.51 13.51a2.259 2.259 0 0 1-1.6.664\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Banned juvenile court fines and fees.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-40085c\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><g><path d=\"M24 4.1A19.9 19.9 0 1 1 4.1 24 19.922 19.922 0 0 1 24 4.1M24 0a24 24 0 1 0 24 24A24 24 0 0 0 24 0\"><\/path><path d=\"M20.333 32.836a2.258 2.258 0 0 1-1.6-.664l-6.179-6.178a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9-2.9l4.885 4.884 12.217-12.216a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9 2.9l-13.51 13.51a2.259 2.259 0 0 1-1.6.664\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Collected data on prevalence of school-based ticketing.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-0498fe\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><g><path d=\"M24 4.1A19.9 19.9 0 1 1 4.1 24 19.922 19.922 0 0 1 24 4.1M24 0a24 24 0 1 0 24 24A24 24 0 0 0 24 0\"><\/path><path d=\"M20.333 32.836a2.258 2.258 0 0 1-1.6-.664l-6.179-6.178a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9-2.9l4.885 4.884 12.217-12.216a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9 2.9l-13.51 13.51a2.259 2.259 0 0 1-1.6.664\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Offered free <a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/teach-kindness\/\">Teach Kindness<\/a> resources to dozens <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-8d0870\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><g><path d=\"M24 4.1A19.9 19.9 0 1 1 4.1 24 19.922 19.922 0 0 1 24 4.1M24 0a24 24 0 1 0 24 24A24 24 0 0 0 24 0\"><\/path><path d=\"M20.333 32.836a2.258 2.258 0 0 1-1.6-.664l-6.179-6.178a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9-2.9l4.885 4.884 12.217-12.216a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 2.9 2.9l-13.51 13.51a2.259 2.259 0 0 1-1.6.664\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">of IL schools.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-d62f4c8e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-standart-blue-border-color has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:8px\"><div id=\"going\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-528f26\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style9 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>Where We&#8217;re GOing<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-advanced-list ultp-block-77ecd9\"><ul class=\"ultp-list-wrapper ultp-list-layout1\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-661cd5\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 49.2 35.29\"><path stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M32.452 34.186a2.048 2.048 0 0 1 0-2.9l8.192-8.186H10.772A10.283 10.283 0 0 1 .5 12.826V2.55a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 4.1 0v10.276a6.177 6.177 0 0 0 6.171 6.17h29.873L32.452 10.8a2.05 2.05 0 1 1 2.9-2.9l13.141 13.146-13.143 13.14a2.047 2.047 0 0 1-2.9 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Fighting to end school-based ticketing<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-dcd8ad\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 49.2 35.29\"><path stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M32.452 34.186a2.048 2.048 0 0 1 0-2.9l8.192-8.186H10.772A10.283 10.283 0 0 1 .5 12.826V2.55a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 4.1 0v10.276a6.177 6.177 0 0 0 6.171 6.17h29.873L32.452 10.8a2.05 2.05 0 1 1 2.9-2.9l13.141 13.146-13.143 13.14a2.047 2.047 0 0 1-2.9 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Convening a fellowship of solutions-oriented parents <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-956622\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 49.2 35.29\"><path stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M32.452 34.186a2.048 2.048 0 0 1 0-2.9l8.192-8.186H10.772A10.283 10.283 0 0 1 .5 12.826V2.55a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 4.1 0v10.276a6.177 6.177 0 0 0 6.171 6.17h29.873L32.452 10.8a2.05 2.05 0 1 1 2.9-2.9l13.141 13.146-13.143 13.14a2.047 2.047 0 0 1-2.9 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">and educators<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-6771b7\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 49.2 35.29\"><path stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M32.452 34.186a2.048 2.048 0 0 1 0-2.9l8.192-8.186H10.772A10.283 10.283 0 0 1 .5 12.826V2.55a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 4.1 0v10.276a6.177 6.177 0 0 0 6.171 6.17h29.873L32.452 10.8a2.05 2.05 0 1 1 2.9-2.9l13.141 13.146-13.143 13.14a2.047 2.047 0 0 1-2.9 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">Amending state systems of licensure and funding <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-list ultp-block-82beac\"><div class=\"ultp-list-content\"><div class=\"ultp-listicon-bg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 49.2 35.29\"><path stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M32.452 34.186a2.048 2.048 0 0 1 0-2.9l8.192-8.186H10.772A10.283 10.283 0 0 1 .5 12.826V2.55a2.05 2.05 0 0 1 4.1 0v10.276a6.177 6.177 0 0 0 6.171 6.17h29.873L32.452 10.8a2.05 2.05 0 1 1 2.9-2.9l13.141 13.146-13.143 13.14a2.047 2.047 0 0 1-2.9 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ultp-list-title\">to include trauma-informed practices<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"plug-in\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-d0376b\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style7 ultp-heading-left\"><h1 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span>How to Plug In<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-fb00f2\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/end-municipal-ticketing-schools?sourcecode=1134186\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"illinois capitol building sunset\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/illinois-capitol-building-edited.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"email\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-701c6c\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/end-municipal-ticketing-schools?sourcecode=1134186\" ><span>Email Your LEgislators<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us in urging legislators to pass a bill that prohibits school personnel from issuing municipal ordinance violation tickets to students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-37cb79\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/stand-against-unjust-ticketing?=1134186\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"teacher in a blue shirt helping student wearing a jean jacket with her school work\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/counselor1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"petition\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-6ba98b\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/stand-against-unjust-ticketing?=1134186\" ><span>Sign the Petition<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join us in signing a pledge to stand up against the unjust practice of municipal ticketing and work toward creating learning environments that leave students and teachers feeling supported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-9cefa0\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vocalvideo.com\/c\/stand-il-municipal-ticketing-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"black girl sitting in her doorway while on her laptop\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/on-laptop.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"story-video\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-d1c718\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vocalvideo.com\/c\/stand-il-municipal-ticketing-2024\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Share Your Story (video)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>How have you, your student, or your family been impacted by unfair punitive discipline practices? Share your story using our online video collector!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-image ultp-block-261512\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><figure class=\"ultp-image-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-image-block ultp-image-block-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/share-your-municipal-ticketing-story?=1134186https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/share-your-municipal-ticketing-story?=1134186\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"ultp-image\"  alt=\"hands typing on a laptop\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/typing-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"story-text\"  class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-heading ultp-block-5d600e\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style6 ultp-heading-left\"><h3 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/share-your-municipal-ticketing-story?=1134186https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/share-your-municipal-ticketing-story?=1134186\" ><span>Share Your Story (Written)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to share your story via video just yet, we understand! 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