Students should not only be safe but feel safe at school.43 Urban schools have a bad reputation for student safety, but no one wants safe schools more than the students who actually attend them.44 Unfortunately, politicians and school administrators often implement “get tough” policies, such as increasing surveillance and policing in schools, instead of developing solutions that could address the roots of “inappropriate” and “disruptive” behavior. It is becoming increasingly clear that these policies, with their resulting suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, have negative repercussions for
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