On March 3, 2022, The 74 published “Exclusive: Police Cam Videos Reveal How School Cops and Educators Restrain Kids in Crisis” bringing attention to the restraint of a nine year old female student in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Law enforcement was called to address the special education student having a mental breakdown in her classroom after school staff failed to deescalate the situation. CLE Senior Director of Policy, Wendy Tucker weighed in on police presence in schools:
“This video demonstrates front and center the problem of mixing kids with disabilities and police officers. This girl is the poster child for removing law enforcement from schools.”
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