The study ‘Unarresting School Safety’ points out that students of color and those with disabilities are more likely to experience contact with school police than their peers.
University of New Mexico Law Professor and study author Maryam Ahranjani said this issue was part of the landmark Yazzie/Martinez lawsuit.
In her decision on the suit, Judge Sarah Singleton found low-income, Native American students, English language learners, and those with disabilities were denied their constitutional right of a high quality education…