School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.

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      Just steps towards normalizing this in society. Give it another decade and the US will develop a policing branch just dedicated to school policing.

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      My kids elementary school used something like “Community Resource Officer”

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          I agree it sounds less dystopian. but the reality of it apparently is not.
          Maybe one day USA can become a civilized country, so all this shit isn’t necessary.