All posts tagged "school resource officers"

Don’t sabotage our country’s future. Be the person you needed as a kid

This is my advice to school resource officers and police officers in general.

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Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline

As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the pandemic, many schools are facing pressure.

shooting fallout, metal detectors in schools: people gather outside elementary school that was site of school shooting by 6-year old

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Shooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?

How do schools approach protecting students and staff from an armed 6-year-old?

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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Taking police out of schools — different paths, same lessons

SROs, mentors, outdoor educators, soccer coaches, and youth librarians may not think of themselves as being in the same business, but they...

school police debate: school security guard looks out over cafeteria full of students

Wisconsin district debates the effects of terminating school police

Madison is one of about 49 public school districts nationwide that, according to Education Week, have trimmed or eliminated school policing programs since...

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Four non-negotiables for placing school resource officers in schools

School resource officers can be strong partners in the work to reduce school violence in many communities. However, a school resource officer...

A school district added its name to police car for officers assigned to its schools,

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From the Bureaus

Amid nationwide debate about police in schools, a few districts recently disbanded those units

For Madeline Borrelli, a special education teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., having NYPD-trained law enforcement officers in schools is a cut-and-dry issue: “School...

police: Protesters hold signs that say police-free schools now

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We Are Terrified Police in Our Schools Will Harm Us

LEV RADIN/SHUTTERSTOCK Every day, I walk into school greeted with silencing stares from armed police officers. They’re not facing the windows or...

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Arrested Learning: A Survey of Youth Experiences of Police and Security at School

A new report uses results from a national survey of students to discuss the experiences they have with police in their schools.

School Resource Officer report; armed security officer in school hallway

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The Presence of School Resource Officers in America’s Schools

The presence of law enforcement in schools has been a controversial issue for decades. Rather than preventing crime, SROs have been linked...

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From the Bureaus

New York City Public Advocate, Progressive Teacher Groups Want Police Out of Schools

NEW YORK — As a budget deadline looms for New York today, the city’s Public Advocate said he will hold up the...

Raise the Age: Standing white-haired man in dark suit talks to small audience.

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Raise the Age Is No Panacea for North Carolina Youth

Issues raised by the school-to-prison pipeline in North Carolina can’t be pinpointed to just one factor. But, said Peggy Nicholson of the...