Police officers used force several times on students in Milwaukee Public Schools from March 17 to June 13, records obtained from the Milwaukee Police Department through an open records request show.
Half the incidents began as school policy violations rather than criminal activity. All incidents ended with force and a request to criminally charge at least one student.
Officers should “use physical force to achieve control” and to accomplish a “legitimate law enforcement objective,” according to a law enforcement training guide from the Wisconsin Department of Justice…