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Dick Durbin: “I just think that it has to be--whoever is making the decision, whether it is a judge or a principal or a teacher or…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2012
I just think that it has to be--whoever is making the decision, whether it is a judge or a principal or a teacher or whoever it is who has authority, we have to give them more tools and more options.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need for more options in decision-making for authorities in schools.

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