CPS students want more support, fewer cops in schools
by ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com July 14, 2011 8:56PM
Members ofVoices of Youth in Chicago Education express their displeasure with the current “code of conduct” for CPS students, at CPS headquarters on Thursday. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times
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Updated: July 16, 2011 1:08AM
A Chicago Public School student arrested and hauled to the police station for writing his nickname on his desk.
Others kids sent home on suspension for packing cell phones or wearing jeans instead of navy uniform pants.
Too often, a group of students contended Thursday, discipline in CPS schools is “harsh,” uneven and counterproductive, with adults jumping to punish students for minor infractions instead of trying to understand or