Summary Of Arrest In S. C. Classroom

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In the article “Arrest in S.C. classroom renews debate over police, discipline in schools” the central idea was schools have changed how they deal with misbehavior. To begin, the author states common problems handled by teachers are now the responsibility of police. As a result, 14,000 officers have been sent to schools across the country. Another point the author made was when police handle school misbehavers, struggling students are more likely to drop out. Also, they are more likely to get in trouble with the law later. Finally the author stated sometimes officers are put in uncomfortable positions when the student can’t be controlled by the teacher. Although, when students misbehave we don’t need to arrest them, we need to keep them in