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By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror, September 8, 2017 What kind of education should the hundreds of students who are expelled each year from Connecticut's public schools receive? " That's long been up to local educators to determine. That's about to change soon - courtesy of a new state law mandating that the State Board of Education set standards by Aug. 15. A lawsuit against the state that documented what expelled students were getting - or not getting - also helped.... Charlene Russell Tucker, the chief operating officer at the (State Department of Education), said all school districts will be expected to offer fulltime programs for expelled students if the state board approves the recommendation. "It will be a requirement," she said." Read the full story here: https://cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CT-Mirror-Alicia-B-9-8-17.pdf Marisa M. Halm, Esq. Director, TeamChild Juvenile Justice Project 860-570-5327 ext. 228 860-566-0764 (cell) Hartford - Bridgeport - New Haven [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.cca-ct.org/> This message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and return the original to us at the above address by mail. Thank you.