Student arrests rise in NY public schools and 68 percent are black

Cops arrest an average of one student a day in city schools - nearly always a black or Hispanic boy, newly released data shows...

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Cops arrest an average of one student a day in city schools – nearly always a black or Hispanic boy, newly released data shows.

The New York Civil Liberties Union said the statistics are “troubling” and confirm its suspicions about “over-policing.”

“When students are treated as suspects, it discourages them from going to school and undermines the nurturing climate that is essential for learning,” NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said.

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