An analysis by the Center for Public Integrity raises questions about what kind of incidents at school merit police or court intervention and provides fodder for a debate over whether children are getting pushed into a so-called “school-to-prison pipeline” unnecessarily and unjustly.
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The school-to-court pipeline: Where does your state rank?
U.S. Department of Education data shows that in most states, black, Latino and special-needs students get referred to police and courts disproportionately.