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Can school policing be reformed?

Resources about the efforts to reform school policing policies and practices, including sample policies

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Sample Policies

Harm Reduction School Board Policies on Bullying, Complaints, Data Tracking, Law Enforcement Contact, Racial Profiling, Search and Seizure, and Vandalism

Limiting Police Involvement in Low-Level Violations of the Code of Conduct

Prohibiting School Resource Officers from Questioning Students about Their Immigration Status

  • Tuscon (Arizona) Unified School District immigration anti-discrimination policy prohibits all employees, vendors, School Resource Officers acting under a contract with the district, volunteers, and visitors at schools or school-sponsored activities from investigating and enforcing actions relating to immigration status. See policy (amended 4/9/2019) and ACLU of Arizona  presentation (Handcuffs on Success)

Alternatives to Arrest - Diversion

  • Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court: Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program Multi-agency program provides an alternative to arrest. Program brochure, MOU and Program Evaluation

Arrest Protocols that Respect Students’ Rights and Dignity

  • San Francisco, California – Student arrests for non-school matters should not normally be made on campus. On-campus arrests should be done in a way that does not violate the student’s privacy.

Eliminating the Discriminatory Police Ticketing of Youth

Reforming Student Arrest Protocols

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