Reposted by ACLU of Iowa
A new @acluofiowa.bsky.social report found students with disabilities were referred or arrested by school resource officers at more than 2x the rate of other students, and Black students were arrested at 3.7x the rate of other students.
Young people deserve an education, not criminalization.
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Black Iowa students are arrested at nearly four times the rate of their peers, ACLU report finds
Researchers found Black students were referred to law enforcement twice as often and arrested 3.7 times as often as their peers.