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School-to-PrisonPipelineTicketing, Arrest & Useof Force in Schools
How the Myth of the Blackboard JungleReshaped School Disciplinary Policy
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Texas Appleseed Report Team
D F, Legal DirectorPrimary author
R L, Executive Director
J M, Communications Director
E A, Data Analyst
Texas Appleseed Mission
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Texas Appleseed Executive Committee
J. C D, Chair Emeritus, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody,*austin
M W, Chair, Susman GodfreyL.L.P.,* houston
A D. Ev, Secretary-reasurer,Allene Evans Law Firm,*austin
R C. L, Immediate Past Chair, Marshall & Lewis LLP ,* houston
R. J G, George & Brothers, LLP ,*austin
G Hf, Tompson & KnightLLP ,* dallas
C K, Mayer Brown LLP ,* houston
M L, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP ,* dallas
C F. , Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP ,* houston
A V F, Greenberg raurig, LLP ,* houston
*Aliations listed or identication purposes only.
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Acknowledgements
T p v p pp Houston Endowment;
Harold Simmons Foundation; Rockwell Fund, Inc.; Te Charles Stewart Mott Foundation;
Te Simmons Foundation; Te Brown Foundation. App p
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Dunn & Crutcher LLP (D), qv p.
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Sv EAttorney
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austin, tx
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Director o ResearchCouncil of State Governments Justice Center
austin, tx
L E. F, J.D., .D.Director o Planning and Programs
Assoc. Clinical Proessor oEducation Policy and Planning
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
The University of Texas at Austin
austin, tx
W HPublic Policy Directoror Louisiana and Mississippi
Southern Poverty Law Center
new orleans, la
L MzPolicy Research Intern
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
austin, tx
D RAttorney
Advocacy, Inc.
houston, tx
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Public Policy DirectorTexans Care for Children
austin, tx
SStaf Attorney
National Center for Youth Law
oakland, ca
L H. T Eq.Director
Strategies for Youth
boston, ma
J WDirector o Strategic Planning and Development
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute
for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School
cambridge ma
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1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In a little over two decades, a paradigm shit has occurred in the Lone Star
State. Te misdeeds o childrenacts that in the near recent past resulted in
trips to the principals oce, corporal punishment, or extra laps under the
supervision o a middle school or high school coach, now result in criminal
prosecution, criminal records, and untold millions o dollars in punitive nes
and hety court costs being imposed against children ages 10 through 16.
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Assessing Ticketing, Arrest and Use of Force in Texas Public Schools
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Major Findings: Ticketing, Arrest and Use of Force in Texas Public Schools
Class C Misdemeanor Ticketing
Ticketing of students in Texas public schools has increased substantially over a
two- to five-year periodconsistent with a growing law enforcement presencein schools, but in sharp contrast to a reported overall drop in juvenile crime.
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African American and (to a lesser extent) Hispanic students are disproportionately
represented in Class C misdemeanor ticketing on Texas public school campuses.
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Special education students are likely overrepresented in Class C ticketing on
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It is not unusual for elementary school-age children, including students 10 years old
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students as young as six have been ticketed.
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The majority of arrests in reporting school districts are for non-violent offenses
that do not involve use of weaponsand Disorderly Conduct, one of the offenses
resulting in the largest numbers of Class C misdemeanor tickets, is also one of
the offenses for which students were most often arrested.
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Use of Force at School
School district police departments are arming police officers with force that includes
pepper spray, Tasers, stun bags, guns and caninesand some of these weapons
are being used on students, despite the risks they pose.
The Texas Education Codes exemption of peace officers from reporting
requirements for student restraint, along with a recent Attorney General opinion
allowing school district police departments to withhold use of force policies
from the public, result in a complete lack of transparency around school use of
force practices.
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Use of force policies reveal that many school police departments require officers to
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youth. This is in sharp contrast to the restrictions Texas juvenile justice agencies
have placed on use of pepper spray on youth in their custody.
African American and Hispanic students are disproportionately represented in
use of force incidents at school.
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Educational Programming and Juvenile Facilities
Though a major study has been conducted and legislation passed in an attempt
to improve educational programming in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC),little to no attention has been paid to educational programming in county-run
juvenile detention facilities.
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Major Policy Recommendations
School-wide Positive Behavior Supports (PBS)
1) Texas schools should adopt school-wide Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) proven
to reduce student misbehavior and keep schools saferresulting in fewer disciplinary
referrals and reducing the need for law enforcement interventions.
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2) When schools adopt PBS, they must include school police in training and use
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3) School-based law enforcement personnel should be required to receive post-
certification training in issues specific to youth, including:
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9) Schools should create or expand effective prevention and intervention programs,
such as peer mediation and restorative justice practices, as alternatives to ticketing.
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Arrest10) Chapter 37 of the Education Code should be amended to specify that arrest of studentsfor low-level, school-based misbehavior should be a last resort, and used only for
behavior that includes weapons or threatens the safety of the campus, students or faculty.
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11) Juvenile justice stakeholders should determine what percentage of their referrals resultfrom school-based arrests. If they make up a significant portion of referrals, juvenile justice
stakeholdersincluding the local juvenile board and probation officialsshouldwork with education stakeholders to create a plan to reduce school-based referrals.
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Use of Force
12) Pepper spray and Tasers should be prohibited for use on students by school-basedlaw enforcement, except in situations involving firearms or other weapons capable
of causing serious bodily harm.
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13) Prone restraints should be prohibited for use on students as a restraint technique
by school-based law enforcement.
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Educational Programming & Juvenile Facilities
14) The State should commission a comprehensive study on the quality of educational
programming, including special education services, in juvenile detention facilities.The study should consider whether the programs comply with current law, should
identify best practices, and determine where existing programs fall short.
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15) Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code should be amended to require the transitionofall students, released from juvenile detention or TYC, back to their home school.
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16) When making decisions about closure or location of new facilities, TYC should
consider the availability of qualified administrative, teaching and special education
staff for educational programs.
Transparency
17) School district police departments should be required to compile a searchable
database that includes the number of citations issued, custodial arrests, and use of
force incidents by school district officers or security guards on each campus.
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18) Section 37.109 of the Texas Education Code, which requires a School Safety and
Security Committee in every school district, should be amended to require inclusion
of a representative from a parent organization or a parent, if there is no parent
organization in the district; a representative from a student leadership group, or a
student; a representative from an organization that advocates for youth who have
disabilities; representatives from local social service agencies; and a representative
from the local juvenile probation department. In addition to the existing information
that the committee is required to develop and review, the statute should be amended
to require that the committee:
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19) School district police departments should compile an annual report for the schoolboard, made available to the public through the districts website, that includes an
analysis of ticketing, arrest and use of force data. Annual reports should include:
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20) For districts that contract with local law enforcement agencies for School ResourceOfficers, the districts Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the law enforcement
agency should require the same data collection, analysis and reporting outlined
above. The MOU also should include a schedule for the routine circulation of this
information to inform their policies and practices around school discipline and
preventative approaches to school crime.
21) Policymakers should determine an appropriate method of statewide collection
and reporting of ticketing and arrest data for public school campuses to better inform
educational and juvenile justice policy. Two options:
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22) Texas Education Code 37.0021, which requires reporting of restraint and
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23) Section 37.0021 should also be amended so that school-based law enforcement
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24) School district police departments should be required to post unredacted copies
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A Snapshot: Ticketing and Arrest Data and Use of Force
Options in Reporting Texas School Districts
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Growth in School District Police Department Staff &
Increase/Decrease in Ticketing During Same Period
School DistrictPercentage Growth ofPolice Department Staff
Increase/Decreasein Ticketing
Austin ISD 31% 50%
Dallas ISD 24% 95%
Edgewood ISD 35% -72%
El Paso ISD 37% 59%
Humble ISD 92% 29%
Katy ISD 30% -55%
United ISD 71% 37%
Waco ISD 10% -22%
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Class C Misdemeanor Tickets Issued in 26 School Districts
and Court Jurisdictions in 2006-07 School Year2
School District/Municipal Court
(Enrollment)Number ofClass C Tickets
TicketingRate
Alie ISD (45,625) 1,926 4 %
Austin ISD (81,917) 2,653 3 %
Brownsville ISD (48,284) 2,8563
6%
Castleberry ISD (3,322) 181 5%
Corpus Christi ISD (38,785) 2,095 5%
Dallas ISD (158,814) 4,402 3%
East Central ISD (8,470) 501 6%
Edgewood ISD (11,906) 233 2%
El Paso ISD (62,635) 1447 2%
Galveston ISD (8,430) 921 11%
Houston ISD (202,449) 4,828 2%Humble ISD (31,144) 431 1%
Huntsville Municipal Court(Huntsville ISD 6,229)
245 4%
Katy ISD (50,725) 1336 3%
Lewisville-Flower Mound Municipal Court(Lewisville ISD 48,890)
262 Less than 1%
Midland ISD (20,827) 369 2%
Pasadena ISD (49,630) 3294
Less than 1%
San Angelo ISD (14,333) 321 2%
San Antonio ISD (55,322) 3,760
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7%Somerville Municipal Court(Somerville ISD 529) 38 7%
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Southlake Municipal Court(Carroll ISD 7,772) 85 1%
Spring Branch ISD (32,098) 5106
2%
United ISD (37,671) 522 1%
Waco ISD (15,403) 1070 7%White Settlement ISD (5,405) 160 3%
Wichita Falls ISD (14,675) 369 3%
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Breakdown of Ticketing Offenses for
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Overrepresentation of African American Students in Class C
Misdemeanor Ticketing in Reporting Texas School Districts, 2006-07
School DistrictAfrican AmericanPercentage in Student Body
African AmericanPercentage in Class CMisdemeanor Tickets
Austin ISD 12% 25%
Corpus Christi ISD 5% 7%
Dallas ISD 30% 62%
El Paso ISD 5% 8%
Humble ISD 17% 42%
Huntsville ISD 27% 51%
Katy ISD 9% 18%
Midland ISD 10% 19%
Pasadena ISD 8% 14%
San Antonio ISD 8% 16%
White Settlement ISD 8% 14%
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School Districts Issuing Tickets to Elementary School
Students, 2001-077
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School District Number of Tickets
Alie ISD
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Castleberry ISD 21
Dallas ISD 1,248
Edgewood ISD 64
Humble ISD8
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Pasadena ISD 43
Somerville Municipal Court 1
United ISD 48
White Settlement ISD 5
Wichita Falls ISD 99
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School-Based Arrests and Arrest Rates for
17 Texas School Districts, 2006-079 0
School District
(Enrollment)Number of
Arrests Arrest Rate
Austin ISD (81,917) 1,310 16 arrests or every 1,000 students
Brownsville ISD (48,284) 399 8 arrests or ever y 1,000 students
Castleberry ISD (3,322) 5 1.5 arrests or every 1,000 students
Corpus Christi ISD (38,785) 1,001 26 arrests or every 1,000 students
East Central ISD (8,470) 429 51 arrests or every 1,000 students
Edgewood ISD (11,906) 2069
17 arrests or every 1,000 students
El Paso ISD (62,635) 401 6 arrests or every 1,000 students
Humble ISD (31,144) 187 6 arrests or every 1,000 students
Katy ISD (50,725) 512 10 arrests or every 1,000 students
McAllen ISD (24,558) 111 4.5 arrests or every 1,000 students
Midland ISD (20,827) 126 6 arrests or every 1,000 studentsPasadena ISD (49,630) 1,288
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26 arrests or every 1,000 students
San Antonio ISD (55,322) 55311
10 arrests or every 1,000 students
Spring Branch ISD (32,098) 29812
9 arrests or every 1,000 students
United ISD (37,671) 23713
6 arrests or every 1,000 students
White Settlement ISD (5,405) 12 2 arrests or every 1,000 students
Wichita Falls ISD (14,675) 30 2 arrests or ever y 1,000 students
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Representation of African American Students in School-Based
Arrests in Seven Texas Districts, 2006-07
School District
(Enrollment)African American Percentagein Student Body
African American Percentagein School-Based Arrests
Corpus Christi ISD 5% 9%
East Central ISD 11% 21%
El Paso ISD 5% 7%
Katy ISD 9% 17%
Midland ISD 10% 19%
Pasadena ISD 8% 13%
San Antonio ISD 8% 25%
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Number of Elementary School Students Arrested
in Six Texas School Districts, 2006-07
School District Number of Elementary School Students Arrested
Austin ISD 96
East Central ISD 63
El Paso ISD 38
Humble ISD 10Katy ISD 13
McAllen ISD 5
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Spectrum of Use of Force Options in 16 Texas School Districts
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Weapon
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Taser Canines Firearm
Alie ISD Yes Neither Not mentioned Yes
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bag and bite option
Yes
Brownsville ISD Optional Chemical Irritantmandatory equipmentor ocers
Not mentionedin use o orcesection
Ocers carryhandguns; shotgunscarried in patrol cars.
Cedar Hill ISD Yes Pepper Spray; ocers
also allowed to carr ya utility knie.
Not mentioned Yes
Conroe ISD Yes Pepper Spray Not mentioned Yes
Dallas ISD Yes Pepper Spray Not mentioned Yes
East Central ISD Yes Chemical agentsincluded in use oorce continuumbut not mentionedelsewhere
Not mentioned No duty weaponsissued, but ocersauthorized to carryweapons registeredwith chie. Unloadedshotguns may becarried in vehicles.
Edgewood ISD Yes Pepper Spray; ocersalso authorized tocarry a utility knie.
Not mentioned Handguns,no shotguns
Edinburg CISD Reers to authorizednon-deadly weapons,but does notidentiy them.
Not mentioned Not mentioned No
El Paso ISD Yes Pepper Spray Yes Yes
Houston ISD Yes Pepper Spray/og onlyauthorized or SpecialResponse Team; pepperoam authorized or otherocers. Tasers can onlybe used by speciallytrained personnel.
Yes Yes
Humble ISD Yes Both Not mentioned Yes
Laredo ISD Yes No Not mentioned Handguns;
shotguns/rifescarried by certiedocers.
Lubbock-CooperISD
Yes No Not mentioned Handguns;no shotguns.
Pasadena ISD Yes Pepper Spray Yes Handgun and patrolrifes
Wichita Falls ISD Yes Pepper Spray; alsoincludes bicycle inintermediate weapons.
Not mentioned Handgunsauthorized but notprovided; patrolrifes provided.
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M W, ChairS GL.L.P.,* Houston
A D. Ev, Secretary-reasurerA D. Ev L F,*Austin
R C. L, Immediate Past ChairM & L LL P,* Houston
G BDLA p,*Austin
C CO C A,* El Paso
D . DfB B L.L.P.,* Houston
E F. FH & W LLP,*Austin
N. S FJ D,* Houston
R. J GG & B, LLP,*Austin
Dv GG & C,* Houston
M K. GB B L.L.P.,* Houston
S GD & LB,* Houston
C HS O Cp,* Houston
G HfTp & K LLP,* Dallas
JF & R P.C.,*Austin
S KG W Uv L S,*
Washington, D.C.
C KM B LLP,* Houston
L KF & J L.L.P.,* Houston
N LA Gp S H & F LLP,* San Antonio
M LG W S LL P,* Dallas
Ez ML L B & L LL P,* Dallas
C F. B & G LLP,* Houston
K D. G & B LLP,* Houston
H. Ez RHouston
M RzRz & N L.L.P.,* Brownsville
Dv SpG, Sp & W, L.L.P.,* Houston
A V FG , LL P,* Houston
L WN L C U & ,*San Antonio
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