After mass school shootings, many advocate for more school police, also called school resource officers. But SRO’s don’t keep kids safe and are a waste of resources, the data shows.
“Schools with SROs have higher rates of exclusionary discipline — things like suspensions and expulsions — than comparable schools without SROs, which has been shown to be associated with lower academic achievement, dropout, and increased behavioral problems both in and out of school.”
John Oliver
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