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Why getting back to 'normal' doesn't have to involve police in schools

  • Written by Stanley S. Litow, Visting Professor of the Pratice, Public Policy, Duke University
imageRoughly half of public schools have a police presence.Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Since COVID-19 forced many of America’s schools to teach kids remotely, parents and elected officials have been rightly concerned about when things will get back to normal.

But there are certain aspects of education where a return to a...

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