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‘Teachers aren’t cops’: Unions praise Supreme Court ruling

By Jason Russell

Published June 19, 2015 4:03pm ET

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‘Teachers aren’t cops’: Unions praise Supreme Court ruling — In this photo taken Sept. 19, 2014, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at NEA headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo)Â | J. David Ake

Teachers are not law enforcement, so statements from a student to a teacher are admissible in court even if the student doesn’t testify.

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