Louisiana Mother of Autistic Child Hit by Teacher Files Supreme Court Petition
School officials in three states are effectively immune from lawsuits over excessive corporal punishment. A Louisiana mother is asking the Supreme Court to step in.
Police in Schools
Family of 6-Year-Old Florida Girl Handcuffed at Orlando School Files Lawsuit
Kaia Rolle's ordeal led Florida to raise its minimum age of arrest to 7 years old, but her family and activists say that's not nearly high enough.
After Legal Threats, Uvalde School District Lifts Ban on Parent Who Criticized Police Hire
Adam Martinez was banned from school property after he criticized the district's decision to hire an officer deemed "ineligible for rehire" by the local sheriff's office.
When This Uvalde Parent Complained About a New Police Hire, He Was Banned From School Property
A demand letter states that the Uvalde school district is infringing on Adam Martinez's First Amendment right to criticize the government.
New York City Calls The Cops On Unruly Elementary Schoolers Hundreds of Times Each Year
While city policy dictates that 911 calls should only occur when a student poses a genuine safety threat, parents say it's become a run-of-the-mill disciplinary tactic.
In the Chicago Mayoral Race, the Teachers Union Is the Real Winner
The union "has an outsized impact on working families who have no other choice on where to send their children...that power, combined with a mayor who is essentially a wholly owned subsidiary, would make them a dangerous force," says one former Chicago Public Schools executive.
A 5-Year-Old Pulled Down a 3-Year-Old's Pants. The Preschool Workers Are on Trial.
"We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," says defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams.
Is Investigating a School Sexting Incident the Same as Possessing Child Porn? A Judge Says No.
Bradley Bass' case in Colorado says a lot about just how powerful prosecutors are.
Colorado Cop Kills a Man Who Accidentally Got Into the Wrong Car
Richard Ward's family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Pueblo County and five sheriff's office officials over a shooting incident that left him dead.
Police Officer Who Kneeled on a 12-Year-Old Girl's Neck Faces a Federal Lawsuit
According to the suit, the officer "acted with malice or in reckless disregard of Jane Doe's federally protected rights."
This Mom Was Jailed for Leaving Her Teen Home Alone. Now, She's Suing.
An appeals court rejected a qualified immunity defense.
Elementary School Calls Cops on 4-Year-Old for Violating Mask Mandate
In the Bay Area and in Los Angeles County, authorities are quickly learning there's little public will to follow their mandates.
Florida County Approves Bad Spanish Translation of Property Tax Ballot Measure
The Spanish text contains inaccurate translations of technical tax language and direct translations of phrases like "school resource officers," which could confuse voters.
Uvalde Cops Also Held Back the Officer Whose Wife Was Shot and Dying
New body cam footage shows Ruben Ruiz heading toward the classroom to rescue his wife, but other officers stopped him.
Uvalde Shooting Report Undermines Calls To Ban Guns and 'Back the Blue'
Only you can be relied upon to protect you and your loved ones. Ignore anybody who claims otherwise.
Texas Law Enforcement Is Aggressively Fighting Public Records Requests About the Uvalde Mass Shooting
Transparency advocates say police could invoke a notorious loophole that allows them to hide records of deaths in custody and police killings.
Ohio Teachers Can Carry Guns With 24 Hours of Training
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Uvalde Shows Once Again That Cops Are Just Armed Bureaucrats
What happened in Uvalde is part of a pattern, not an aberration.
Uvalde School Officials Think Hiring Even More Cops Is the Solution
Robb Elementary didn't need additional cops; it needed the cops on hand to actually do their jobs.
Uvalde Cops Reportedly Tried To Silence the Mom Who Rescued Her Kids and Criticized the Police Response
"She was holding back from sharing her story until now."
Politicians Should Resist the Urge To 'Do Anything' in Response to School Shootings
While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good.
If You Want Protection for Your Loved Ones, Do It Yourself
No hollow promise can replace our attachments to our children, spouses, friends, and our own lives.
While Dying Children Called 911 for Help, 19 Uvalde Police Waited in the Hallway. For 45 Minutes.
"There were 19 officers in there," said a police spokesperson. "In fact, there were plenty of officers to do whatever needed to be done."
Cops Handcuffed, Arrested a Uvalde Mom for Trying To Rescue Her Kids
Why did it take an hour for the police to stop alleged killer Salvador Ramos?
There Have Been 13 Mass School Shootings Since 1966, Not 27 This Year
Don't conflate mass shootings with school shootings.
Witnesses, Video Suggest Stunning Inaction From Uvalde Cops During School Shooting
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School Cops and TSA-Style Security Probably Won't Prevent Tragedies Like the Uvalde Shooting
Making schools more like prisons would not appreciably decrease violence.
Kids Are Back in Schools. Cops Shouldn't Be.
Police are being asked to handle kids broken by failures of public schooling.
This L.A. School Called the Cops on Unvaccinated Teens Who Showed Up for Class
The students' negative COVID tests weren't good enough for school administrators.
The ACLU Says Hawaii Police Handcuffed and Arrested a 10-Year-Old Girl for Drawing a Picture
The civil liberties group says there's a clear pattern of police misconduct involving schoolchildren.
New Research Says Police in Schools Don't Reduce Shootings but They Do Increase Expulsions and Arrests
While police in schools "do effectively reduce some forms of violence," they intensify the use of school discipline and arrests.
Teen Arrested Under Connecticut's Unconstitutional Hate Speech Law for Racist Social Media Post
Calling a classmate a racist slur on Snapchat is offensive. It’s also protected speech.
Video: Maryland Cops Handcuff and Berate Five-Year-Old Boy
"This is why people need to beat their kids," one officer remarked.
Outrage Over Handcuffed Children Leads States To Consider Raising Minimum Age of Arrest
In 28 states, there's no minimum age for arresting kids.
Los Angeles Slashes Number of School Police Amid National Debate
The plan will shift $25 million away from school police and into support services for black students.
Berkeley Dorms Guarded by Cops Who Only Let Students Out To Eat, Use the Bathroom, or Get a COVID-19 Test
Plus: New Mexico moves to legalize homemade food, the illogic of civil commitments for sex offenders, and more...
North Carolina Mother Sues School Resource Officer Who Handcuffed and Pinned Her 7-Year-Old Autistic Son
Just the latest in a string of incidents involving school police and children with disabilities
Study Finds More School Arrests In Florida After the State Doubled The Number of Police in Schools
There were four times as many incidents of physical restraint against students the year after Florida doubled the number of police in its schools.
Study: More Cops in Schools Lead to Harsher Discipline, Don't Make School Safer
"Our findings suggest that increasing SRO staffing in schools does not improve school safety and that increasing exclusionary responses to school discipline incidents increases the criminalization of school discipline."
Video: Key West Police Arrest and Try To Handcuff 8-Year-Old Child
His wrists were too small for the cuffs, though.
Chicago Cuts School Police Budget by More Than Half
In other news, Chicago Public Schools will still spend $15 million on school police.
Major Cities Wrestle With Proposals to End School Policing
San Francisco and Oakland have moved toward getting police out of its schools, while Chicago and L.A. rejected similar proposals this week.