Legal experts and juvenile justice advocates want to see more discretion given to school districts when it comes to public safety dollars, rather than a giant check going directly to
Advocacy groups said they are concerned about the lack of accountability surrounding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine s $388 million proposal to staff schools with police officers known as school resource officers. Cyan Blackwell, policy strategist for the ACLU of Ohio, explained the increased presence of police in schools over the past few decades has led to students being criminalized for behavior once handled by a principal, such as using a cell phone in class or disrespecting a teacher. .
The school-to-prison pipeline is a term to describe policies and practices that follow kids out of schools and into the juvenile and adult criminal justice system.