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Pritzker vetoes bill that would expel students who bring B-B guns, paint ball guns, etc. to school

 

http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB2124gms&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=120285&DocNum=2124&GAID=15&Session=

 

Today I veto Senate Bill 2124 from the 101st General Assembly, which would have amended the Illinois School Code. My administration appreciates the hard work of the sponsors of the legislation in the Senate and the House. While this legislation was well intended, the School Code already equips school boards, superintendents, and administrators with the tools necessary to discipline students who bring inappropriate, potentially harmful objects to school.

 

The School Code authorizes school boards to expel students who bring weapons to school. It also authorizes school boards to establish policies to discipline students who engage in gross disobedience and misconduct. These policies provide authority for school districts to discipline a student who brings a pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun to a school or school activity, and to tailor the punishment to the circumstances of the incident. My office is prepared to work with the bill sponsors in order to address any ongoing concerns surrounding student safety.

 

Our state must do everything possible to prepare students for academic success, career advancement, and civic life. Too many students are derailed during their academic careers and entangled in the school-to-prison pipeline. State law should be crafted to ensure that students are not disproportionately disciplined in a manner that affects the long-term trajectory of their success in school and life. The School Code reflects this philosophy by recommending that school officials consider forms of non-exclusionary discipline prior to using out-of-school suspensions or expulsions.

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Pritzker vetoes bill that would expel students who bring B-B guns, paint ball guns, etc. to school

http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB2124gms&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=120285&DocNum=2124&GAID=15&Session=

Today I veto Senate Bill 2124 from the 101st General Assembly, which would have amended the Illinois School Code. My administration appreciates the hard work of the sponsors of the legislation in the Senate and the House. While this legislation was well intended, the School Code already equips school boards, superintendents, and administrators with the tools necessary to discipline students who bring inappropriate, potentially harmful objects to school.

The School Code authorizes school boards to expel students who bring weapons to school. It also authorizes school boards to establish policies to discipline students who engage in gross disobedience and misconduct. These policies provide authority for school districts to discipline a student who brings a pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun to a school or school activity, and to tailor the punishment to the circumstances of the incident. My office is prepared to work with the bill sponsors in order to address any ongoing concerns surrounding student safety.

Our state must do everything possible to prepare students for academic success, career advancement, and civic life. Too many students are derailed during their academic careers and entangled in the school-to-prison pipeline. State law should be crafted to ensure that students are not disproportionately disciplined in a manner that affects the long-term trajectory of their success in school and life. The School Code reflects this philosophy by recommending that school officials consider forms of non-exclusionary discipline prior to using out-of-school suspensions or expulsions.

 

And that’s why the PROMISE program in Broward County was implemented............

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Does this mean some influential political donor's kid takes a replica gun to school?

 

As much as I would love to believe JB isn't totally anti-gun (haha) I believe he only vetoed it to fit the liberal anti-prosecution agenda aka him Kim Foxx'd the bill or as you said some cronies feared their own kids would be busted and let it be known to JB that punishment of their children would not be tollerated.

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Does this mean some influential political donor's kid takes a replica gun to school?

 

As much as I would love to believe JB isn't totally anti-gun (haha) I believe he only vetoed it to fit the liberal anti-prosecution agenda aka him Kim Foxx'd the bill or as you said some cronies feared their own kids would be busted and let it be known to JB that punishment of their children would not be tollerated.

 

 

For information purposes only, and I cannot reveal my source, that is EXACTLY what happened, to a few offenders.

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