There are 309 school districts with their own internal police departments in Texas, according to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Ninety-nine of the 192 law enforcement agencies created in Texas since 2017 are school police departments.
from 1999 to 2008 found that such grants could be associated with an increased rate of disciplinary actions for middle school students and lower graduation rates for high school students.
But integrating police in schools can lead educators to rely on school police to deal with students going through crises instead of addressing students’ needs, said Jolene Sanders-Foster, advocacy director of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, pointing to the restraining of students in special education who have specific educational needs and plans.
Joyce, who oversaw sixth graders as a former assistant principal, said administrators have a lot of power over how discipline is conducted, but the mere presence of a school police officer can frighten students. She saw that firsthand on one occasion when she brought a school resource officer to help investigate an incident.
Some school districts have taken steps to address policing concerns with additional training and goals to decrease disproportionate disciplinary actions for students of color or with disabilities, including the Austin Independent School District, which has.
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