Federal investigators to probe Pasco County School District policing plan
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and last updated 2021-04-19 10:29:19-04
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. â The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into whether a Florida school district broke federal law when it shared private information about students with the local sheriffâs office.
The Pasco County School District shared information on student grades, discipline and attendance with the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office.
The agency then used the data to compile a list of students officials believed could âfall into a life of crime.â
The agency is already facing a federal lawsuit that the intelligence-based policing program violates peopleâs rights by improperly targeting and harassing them.