the Disturbing History of Police in Schools
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Source: Real Independent News and Film
A host of studies shows that black students are more likely to be disciplined while in school, a process of targeting that begins in preschool where black children make up nearly half of students suspended during the year while only comprising 18% of preschool enrollments. Throughout their school careers, black boys are more than three times as likely to be suspended or expelled as their white counterparts. For black girls, the situation is even more extreme, as they are six times more likely to be suspended or expelled. Once police are added to the equation, the racial disparities of the American criminal justice system are brought inside the school. The fact that schools already disproportionately discipline non-white students translates into school resource officers that are more likely to refer students to the juvenile justice system. This racist disciplining creates and feeds the school-to-prison pipeline.