It's what you need to know to start your day for Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Our Leadoff story is about District 87's concerns with new State Board of Education rules on seclusion and restraining students. And Mary Cullen and Jon Norton investigate the shortage of women on stage in the local music scene.
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