Advocates, educators and legislators are seeking to reduce the dependence on school resource officers (SROs) for school safety and discipline and shift funding toward mental health services, arguing that SROs contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. Despite legislative efforts to limit SRO involvement in discipline, most bills have failed, though some counties have seen success in reducing student arrests through alternative approaches.
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From homeroom to handcuffs: Part 2 – Resource officers, poor academic instruction blamed for fueling disproportionate school-to-prison pipeline
School resource officers and zero-tolerance policies have been blamed for the disproportionate introduction of Black and disabled students into the school-to-prison pipeline, with many students facing arrest for school fights and being blacklisted by the school system.
