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Met taken to court over officers in schools
THE Met is facing legal action over concerns about the presence of officers in London schools.
About 300 Safer Schools Officers (SSO) are deployed in the capital to reduce criminality, victimisation and anti-social behaviour by giving presentations and monitoring the school gates.
However the family of a black autistic boy, who was investigated over a verbal altercation with an SSO, is now challenging the Met over the scheme.
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