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Arrests of 6-year-olds shows the perils of putting police in primary schools

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
Arrests of 6-year-olds shows the perils of putting police in primary schoolsThe portion of primary schools that have police officers on site has risen dramatically in recent years.Simone Hogan/Shutterstock.com

When states like Florida pass laws to put more police officers in schools, the idea is to keep kids safe.

But as the arrest of two six-year-olds in a Florida school in October has shown, sometimes one threat to the...

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