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Reform Advocates Urge Colleges and Universities to Stop Asking Prospective Students About Their Criminal Histories

Reform Advocates Urge Colleges and Universities to Stop Asking Prospective Students About Their Criminal Histories

CCRC Senior Research Scholar Judith Scott-Clayton spoke to the Oklahoma State Legislature about why colleges should cease asking prospective students about their criminal histories, Tulsa World reports. Campuses, Scott-Clayton explained, tend to be very safe places, and asking students for this information could discourage some from pursuing higher education.

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