SPLC files federal complaint over discriminatory police practices in Pinellas County, Florida, schoo

The SPLC today announced a federal civil rights complaint against Pinellas County Schools (PCS) in Florida for subjecting black students and students with disabilities to disproportionate arrests and restraints such as pepper spray for common misbehavior.

The complaint, filed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), describes how the district’s reliance on law enforcement officials to discipline students has resulted in widespread discrimination.

Black students are nearly four times as likely to be arrested as white students. Students with disabilities are nearly three times as likely to be referred to law enforcement as students without disabilities.'>>>

https://www.splcenter.org/news/2016/08/31/splc-files-federal-complaint-over-discriminatory-police-practices-pinellas-county-florida