Everyone deserves a second chance, especially surrounding education in a country with college-oriented qualifications. New Jersey lawkmakers demonstrate a refreshing understanding of this reality with a proposed Ban The Box law that would expand protection to students applying to college—a necessary step to ensure that people with a criminal record are given a fair shot at the life they deserve.
A past mistake shouldn’t permananetly label an individual as a criminal. To require a college applicant to disclose their criminal history right off the bat sets them up for failure before they even have the chance to try. Ability, skillset, and hardwork are logical determinations of success, and these charactistics should set qualification standards. Three Assembly members, including Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, state their support for Bill A3869, a law that would prevent instituitions that provide higher, degree-granting education from requiring adults and juveniles to disclose their criminal history on admission applications.
If enacted, the law would allow the future leaders of the United States to obtain the education needed to progress society at a adequate pace—a notion fully dependent on the next generation’s knowledge, as well as their ability to use this knowledge to make a positive impact on their communities.
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