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Lawmakers Want Mandatory Kindergarten in Illinois
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, Illinois House members are headed to Springfield for a Lame Duck session. State Senator Kimberly Lightford (D-Chicago) is working to expand the state's compulsory school attendance laws, and in the process, diminish the rights of parents. In February 2019, she introduced a bill to lower the mandatory age for school attendance in Illinois from 6 to 5 years of age. This bill passed the Illinois Senate and is now pending in the Illinois House.
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Tagged compulsory school attendance, Curtis Tarver, Kambium Buckner, Kimberly Lightford, La Shawn Ford
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