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“His Wrists Were Too Small”: School Resource Officers And The Over-Criminalization Of America’S Students, Lauren A. Maddox
“His Wrists Were Too Small”: School Resource Officers And The Over-Criminalization Of America’S Students, Lauren A. Maddox
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review
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Rethinking Law Enforcement Officers In Schools, Jason P. Nance
Rethinking Law Enforcement Officers In Schools, Jason P. Nance
UF Law Faculty Publications
A recent event that occurred in a South Carolina classroom illustrates why there should be concern about assigning law enforcement officers to work in public schools. In October of 2015, a teacher called a law enforcement officer into a classroom to handle a student behavior problem. A female student was using a cell phone in violation of school rules. Other students in the classroom captured what happened next by video. The videos show that when the student refused to exit the classroom, the officer grabbed her by the neck, flipped her and her desk to the floor, and then forcibly …