(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A northwest suburban school district says it will cooperate with a state investigation into the district’s treatment of minority students.
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office recently said it was looking into allegations raised in a ChicagoTribune/Pro Publica investigative report about tickets and punishments issued to students for minor infractions.
The Daily Herald reports that the Palatine-Schaumburg District 211 and the village of Palatine have indicated they will cooperate with the AG’s investigation.
Among the info being sought to determine if any civil rights were violated includes the number of tickets issued to students, calls to law enforcement, and out-of-school suspensions which were all broken down by race, disability and school.
"We haven't made any determinations yet," Amy Meek, chief of the attorney general's civil rights bureau said Thursday, according to the Daily Herald. "They are one of the larger districts in the state. At this point, it's too early for us to draw any conclusions."
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