Met Police open review of coppers in schools following legal action
LONDON’S Metropolitan Police have opened a review of the role of officers in schools following legal action that claimed their presence had “disproportionately negative effects” on black and ethnic-minority (BAME) pupils.
The move follows legal action by the family of a black autistic boy who was investigated after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with a safer schools officer (SSO) at his school.
The family alleged that the Met had failed to understand the equalities implications of putting police officers in schools in the capital.
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