High Profile Student Arrests Can Be Misleading
Schools must continue to be able to use court interventions in appropriate cases.
Schools must continue to be able to use court interventions in appropriate cases.
DETOIT
After weighing the pros and cons, Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees is pressing forward with the establishment of its own law enforcement agency.
The proposal comes after de Blasio said school safety agents would be moved from under the NYPD and amid a hiring freeze of social workers and guidance counselors.
The author describes how her school’s use of SROs changed the culture of her campus. The approach was so successful that it was featured in the national and international media.
A needless tug of war could be developing with school police on one side and mental health professionals, social services advocates and civil rights activists on the other.