Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Troubling trend

Siobhan Connally’s Ittybits & Pieces: Troubling trend

This week, the New York Times published a disturbing investigative report about police use of force in Texas schools. The newspaper went through thousands of incidents where school-based police departments had employed “heavy-handed” tactics – violent physical takedowns, chemical irritants, and electric tasers – and found many that were in response to minor misbehaviors, often stemming from things such as dress code violations, student beefs, an…