Police Presence in Schools
The 桃子视频works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Many under-resourced schools rely on police聽rather than teachers and administrators to maintain discipline. Growing numbers of districts employ聽school resource officers聽to patrol school hallways, often with little or no training in working with youth. As a result, children are far more likely to be subject to聽school-based arrests鈥攖he majority of which are for nonviolent offenses, such as disruptive behavior鈥攖han they were a generation ago. These arrests for minor infractions disproportionately target students of color and students with disabilities.
The 桃子视频is working to end overly aggressive school policing and unnecessary school arrests in several communities by promoting agreements (often referred to as Memorandums of Understanding or MOUs) between school districts, police departments, and other justice agencies. We are also challenging harmful school policing practices and policies through litigation and legislative reforms.
Many under-resourced schools rely on police聽rather than teachers and administrators to maintain discipline. Growing numbers of districts employ聽school resource officers聽to patrol school hallways, often with little or no training in working with youth. As a result, children are far more likely to be subject to聽school-based arrests鈥攖he majority of which are for nonviolent offenses, such as disruptive behavior鈥攖han they were a generation ago. These arrests for minor infractions disproportionately target students of color and students with disabilities.
The 桃子视频is working to end overly aggressive school policing and unnecessary school arrests in several communities by promoting agreements (often referred to as Memorandums of Understanding or MOUs) between school districts, police departments, and other justice agencies. We are also challenging harmful school policing practices and policies through litigation and legislative reforms.