Education

Re-imagine policing in our schools

Did your kids attend a school where police officers patrolled the halls and engaged with the students?  Local governments are reconsidering programs that place police in middle and high schools, often called SROs (school resource officers).  Such programs often target Black and Brown kids at higher rates than White kids, and may expose them to unwarranted criminalization.   Alexandria and Arlington County have recently ended …

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