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Police in West Yorkshire schools more likely to use force against Black kids

‘Safer schools officers’ used force on 65 occasions last year, including four times against children under 11

By Adam Bychawski
Police in West Yorkshire schools more likely to use force against Black kids
Police used force against children as young as ten. | Johnny Greig, Getty Images
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Police officers posted to schools in the north of England are using force against children as young as 10 years old, openDemocracy can reveal.

The findings add to pressure on authorities to remove officers from classrooms following previous revelations about the mistreatment of children. 

Last year, West Yorkshire Police’s ‘safer schools officers’ recorded 65 incidents involving the use of force against children, according to data obtained by openDemocracy through a Freedom of Information request.

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