What’s wrong with the way schools use police officers?

There are as many as 17,000 school resource officers in schools across the country, the most recent data shows. The number of these officers has increased throughout the past 15 years. Although officers may be an asset in some circumstances, the way many schools are using them now — to control students who misbehave — is pushing more students out of school and into the criminal justice system, U.S. Department of Education officials say.

On Wednesday, department officials announced new letters to K-12 schools and colleges as well as rubrics offering guidance on how to use school resource officers in a way that doesn’t endanger students’ civil rights....
https://thinkprogress.org/whats-wrong-with-the-way-schools-use-police-officers-398f405fb3a7#.grsartmpv