{"id":10878,"date":"2018-02-28T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2018-02-28T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:24:11","slug":"more-cops-in-schools-wont-keep-kids-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/more-cops-in-schools-wont-keep-kids-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"More Cops In Schools Won’t Keep Kids Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"

After last week\u2019s devastating school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across America are <\/span>demanding an assault weapons ban<\/span><\/a>, comprehensive background checks, and a promise that young people can be safe in our nation\u2019s classrooms. Students <\/span>won\u2019t back down<\/span><\/a> and Congress is finally feeling the pressure to act.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The President, the NRA, and conservative media personalities, like <\/span>Sean Hannity and Geraldo Rivera<\/span><\/a>, have responded by calling for <\/span>armed teachers<\/span><\/a>, gun-toting retired soldiers, or more cops in schools. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the problem: more cops in schools won\u2019t keep students safe. Instead, they mean more students \u2014 especially students of color \u2014\u00a0will be handcuffed, beaten, tased, and pushed out of school and into the prison system.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to data issued by the U.S. Education Department, <\/span>nearly 42 percent<\/span><\/a> of high schools already have a school resource officer (SRO): a law enforcement agent deployed to work in their schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After Columbine over 10,000 school police officers were hired just in case a school shooting happened. Two decades later, they haven't stopped a *single* school shooting. Instead they've arrested over 1 million kids, mostly students of color, for routine behavior violations. https:\/\/t.co\/DKoJE9LL3e<\/a><\/p>\n

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n