ACLU of Iowa Report Finds Police in Schools Led to Harsher Discipline for Minor Offenses, Disparate Enforcement
Police in Schools ACLU of Iowa Report Finds Police in Schools Led to Harsher Discipline for Minor Offenses, Disparate Enforcement The ACLU of Iowa found that black and disabled students were disproportionately the subject of police referrals and arrests for school disciplinary issues. The ACLU of Iowa used public records requests and federal data to study the impact of the increase in school resource officers (SROs) across school districts in the state. The report cited examples of what the civil liberties group says is the unnecessary use of SROs to handle classroom discipline issues: Besides fighting the proliferation of tobacco and THC vapes, SROs in the state were called in to deal with a 7-year-old boy running through the hall and a disruptive 6-year-old.
- ▪Police in Schools ACLU of Iowa Report Finds Police in Schools Led to Harsher Discipline for Minor Offenses, Disparate Enforcement The ACLU of Iowa found that black and disabled students were disproportionately the subject of police referral
- ▪The ACLU of Iowa used public records requests and federal data to study the impact of the increase in school resource officers (SROs) across school districts in the state.
- ▪The report cited examples of what the civil liberties group says is the unnecessary use of SROs to handle classroom discipline issues: Besides fighting the proliferation of tobacco and THC vapes, SROs in the state were called in to deal wit
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Police in Schools ACLU of Iowa Report Finds Police in Schools Led to Harsher Discipline for Minor Offenses, Disparate Enforcement The ACLU of Iowa found that black and disabled students were disproportionately the subject of police referrals and arrests for school disciplinary issues. C.J. Ciaramella | 7.30.2026 5:30 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/Cops-Students-7-30-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="police in schools" alt="police in schools | Illustration: Midjourney" /> (Illustration: Midjourney) Police officers were placed in Iowa…
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