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  • Von Steuben Metro Science Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Jamal said “The cops just be waiting to stop me & send me to prison just like everyone else in my neighborhood.” We were discussing search & seizure in my law class. It was’t the first time I’d heard comments like this. Adolescent hyperbole perhaps – but each time, it saddens me. For some of my students, this is their expectation for themselves. I teach Law to juniors & seniors in a diverse urban public high school - a mosaic of ethnic and socioeconomic groups and languages. More than 50% of our students are eligible for free or reduced-rate lunch. Many of my students come from single-parent homes, crime-ridden neighborhoods, or dysfunctional family situations.

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Jamal said “The cops just be waiting to stop me & send me to prison just like everyone else in my neighborhood.” We were discussing search & seizure in my law class. It was’t the first time I’d heard comments like this. Adolescent hyperbole perhaps – but each time, it saddens me. For some of my students, this is their expectation for themselves. I teach Law to juniors & seniors in a diverse urban public high school - a mosaic of ethnic and socioeconomic groups and languages. More than 50% of our students are eligible for free or reduced-rate lunch. Many of my students come from single-parent homes, crime-ridden neighborhoods, or dysfunctional family situations.

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