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Relationships, Not Police, Make Schools Safer

Patrolling campuses and patting down students isn't what ends the cycle of violence on campus.

It's pretty difficult for a student to focus on school work if he's worried about whether he's going to get beat up by gang members between classes. So, in pursuit of school safety in high-crime urban areas, most districts either have their own police force, or allow city police on middle and high school campuses—which, of course, ends up making students feel like they're being treated like third strikers.

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