(NewsNM Swickard) We wonder if this is appropriate? When do our young deserve to keep their record from their teachers and when do the teachers have a right to know. Send us your thoughts here - DALLAS (Associated Press) -- By DANNY ROBBINS -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 legislation, spurred by the fatal stabbing of a high school teacher in Tyler in 2009, 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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Texas teachers may get student criminal histories
(NewsNM Swickard) We wonder if this is appropriate? When do our young deserve to keep their record from their teachers and when do the teachers have a right to know. Send us your thoughts here - DALLAS (Associated Press) -- By DANNY ROBBINS -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 legislation, spurred by the fatal stabbing of a high school teacher in Tyler in 2009, 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. Read more
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