Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, shown in 2020, has decided to prohibit collections on truancy ticket debt, according to a spokesman. Specific recommendations to deter truancy are made, parental involvement is strongly suggested and objectives are clearly stated. For more information on Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Ratings, please visit our Client Review Page. I am personally committed to ensuring that each one of our clients receives the highest level of client service from our team. Those detained but considered flight risks would get hearings within 60 days. Students outside Bloom Trail High School last month in Steger. She doesnt have the pepper spray to attack another student. She declined to comment further, citing attorney-client privilege. She said the comptrollers decision to stop collecting on some student debts is a step in the right direction. . It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. [Read the investigation "The Price Kids Pay"]. This Regional Office of Education hearing will examine the family's failed efforts to stop the truancy and discuss further actions to improve attendance. The pair stood nervously in front of the hearing officer and agreed to plead liable and pay the $450. Illinois Read the investigation "The Price Kids Pay", Read more on how we reported "The Price Kids Pay", Elmhurst Blotter: Man charged with battery for allegedly punching a security guard at a bar, Hinsdale police blotter: multiple thefts reported by patients at Hinsdale Hospital, Glenview police blotter: Harwood Heights woman charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. school year or 9 days. Valid cause is defined as illness, observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family or a family emergency. The state told municipalities that beginning June 11 they no longer may submit truancy ticket debt for collections, according to an email from the Illinois But in most cases, families have only two choices: admit wrongdoing and agree to pay the amount offered by a prosecutor, or fight the ticket and risk paying a much higher penalty.