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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All these people talking about a school to prison pipeline, should be aware that TrayVon Martin should have been in jail when he was shot, except the school had a special program in place to end the school to prison pipeline.

The superintendent won a major national award, and a similar plan was done in a neighboring district.  Another kid who should have been in jail, because they were trying to avoid the school to prison pipeline, was instead merely expelled/suspended, and he ended up shooting people at Parkland High School.[/quote]

I think people are naive in thinking the presence of SROs is the problem.  If you want to reform the system, fine; but you have to do it carefully and thoughtfully and put in all the resources necessary to avoid these types of situations.  I think it's a valid point to try to get kids the help they need rather than just punish them and throw them in jail.  However, schools are not psychiatric specialists; they are not law enforcement; they are not parents.  Schools are educators and their responsibility is to educate.  Schools cannot be all things.  They need expert assistance, coordination, and collaboration with the other appropriate professionals.  [/quote]

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