Indianapolis Schools Police Force Under Review 5 Years After Previous Analysis Led To No Changes
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Indianapolis Public Schools leaders said Thursday a review of the district police force is underway to examine whether policies are racially equitable and how officers impact students. It will be the second review in five years of the state’s largest school district-based law enforcement agency.
The new analysis by outside researchers comes in wake of social justice protests last summer that refocused the issue of the school-to-prison pipeline and presence of police in schools. Some large school corporations in other states began debating whether to cut school police force budgets or end partnerships with local police departments.
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