Report: Citizens for Juvenile Justice and Strategies for Youth on the failure of school policing in Massachusetts.

As promised here is a copy of a new report from Citizens for Juvenile Justice and Strategies for Youth on the failure of school policing in Massachusetts.

This report distills decades of research on the outcomes of placing police in schools, as well as statistics and individual stories that are unique to Massachusetts. It also makes specific recommendations to end policing in schools and support more effective means of promoting safety. Some of our key findings include:

•  An analysis of nearly 200 incidents across the US found that police on school campuses were able to successfully intervene in a school shooting only one percent of the time.

• Having police in schools increases arrests for school rule violations not typically considered criminal.

• Black and brown students and students with disabilities are singled out for arrest. In Massachusetts, Black and Latinx students represent 27% of all students, but 64% of all arrests.

• Policing in schools is associated with lower graduation rates and fewer students progressing to college.

• Placement of officers in schools has a detrimental impact on school climate, especially for Black and Latinx students whose sense of safety is not increased by the presence of police.