It is disturbing that elementary children are criminalized and unsurprising that it happens to children with disabilities and children of Color at much higher rates. There should be no policing in schools and absolutely none for young children.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-arrest-children-new-data/
@ZingerLearns @edutooters Local cop shot a kid in a road rage incident. Defense pointed to his work as a school "safety" officer. "Treated those kids like his own children." Turns out he had domestic violence record as well.
@jhavok @edutooters this is an important part of the big picture. There are over 40,000 "safety" officers in schools last I checked. They have never stopped a school shooting, but they do a lot of criminalizing of children, and if we didn't use the money for them, we could use it for teachers, aids, social workers, advocates, community outreach, etc ..
