Washington state isn't transparent about student arrests. Federal law says it's supposed to be When word spread that a teacher at a South Seattle elementary school had called the police on a Black fifth grader last May, families, district residents and even people living outside Washington state questioned the teacher’s decision to elevate what had been a classroom conflict to the criminal justice system. The concern was understandable. Students — particularly students of color — fare poorly once the justice system gets involved and often find themselves in what advocates call the “school-to-prison pipeline.” But the incident at Van Asselt Elementary School, first Array on by The Seattle Times, was merely one of dozens ... Continue reading... https://crosscut.com/2019/10/washin...dent-arrests-federal-law-says-its-supposed-be
