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Tag Archives: law enforcement
NY. Education not incarceration. NYC case study. When teachers are stripped of their ability to maintain order in the classroom, they call the police.
Education, Not Incarceration. Bronx Parents and Community Members Protest Excessive Number of Student Arrests and Suspensions On Thursday, May 10th, 2012, the New Settlement Parent Action Committee assembled Bronx parents, students, educators, faith leaders, community organizations, and advocates in a … Continue reading
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Tagged bronx, education, excessive student arrests, law enforcement, not incarceration, NYC, parent's protest, school to prison pipeline
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NY. 5 year old student handcuffed by law enforcement for a temper tantrum
A Brooklyn school’s botched handling of a 5-year-old autistic student’s tantrum ended disastrously — with his mom and grandma in handcuffs and his great-grandmother’s rib broken, the family and their lawyers charge. New York City Schools have a strict hands … Continue reading
Posted in NEW YORK, restraint and seclusion, STATES
Tagged autism, autistic student, behavior management, broken rib, brooklyn, grandmother, handcuffed, law enforcement, law suit, meltdown, restraint, school, tantrum
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VA. Norfolk school guards to stay armed with pepper spray
The School Board has agreed to continue equipping civilian school security personnel with pepper spray at least until January, when it will discuss the issue again. School security guards used spray three times between Oct. 19 and 26, intervening in … Continue reading
IA. The unintended consequences of unduly restrictive and illegal regulations limiting teachers results in increased charges against juveniles and an increase in the severity of youth crime
In November, 2008 the Department of Education for the State of Iowa enacted a regulation banning prone restraint at its schools despite being noticed that the regulation was illegal as it violated the 5th and 14th amendment of the Constitution, … Continue reading
NJ. Six boys arrested in fights at Dickinson High School
Rioting joined reading and writing in the curriculum at Dickinson High School in Jersey City yesterday as seven students were charged, including at least one from Ferris High School, and one student was injured. One student, a 17-year-old Randolph Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL ARRESTS, SCHOOL FIGHTS, School Violence, SCHOOLS
Tagged high school, law enforcement, prone restraint, school riot
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IL. Chicago Public School First Graders Handcuffed for Talking in Class
Another name for this article could be: When Schools and Administrators Have Law Enforcement Take Over Classroom Management – First Graders Get Handcuffed for Talking in Class Chicago – A South Side family is suing Chicago Public Schools claiming their … Continue reading
CT. Exorbitant Police Resources Used to Escort AWOL Group Home Youths
Local and state officials say they are working to address residents’ concerns about safety and a frequent police presence in what had been a quiet neighborhood. The focus of the concerns is a home for abused and neglected teenage boys … Continue reading
Texas Senator Asks Why Are School Police Departments Disciplining Students, Not Teachers
A report released today by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the Public Research Institute of Texas A&M University, found that police not teachers were routinely put in charge of disciplining students. Calling the findings disturbing, Texas Supreme Court … Continue reading