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The good-guy image police present to students often clashes with students' reality

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
imageFor police officers, building trust is a key part of their job. UpperCut via Getty Images

Eight days after George Floyd was killed during an encounter with Minneapolis police in an incident that sparked protests around the world, Minneapolis Public Schools terminated its contract for the Minneapolis police to provide officers in schools.

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