School-to-prison pipeline

Student activists pushing for police-free schools in Syracuse, New York, are backing Twiggy Billue, a candidate in the June 22 primary who wants to follow school districts across the country that have cut ties with cops.

Massachusetts ended a mandate requiring cops in schools. Now advocates want Maryland and Florida, the remaining states with such laws, to follow suit.

In Prince George’s County, Maryland, a push to remove armed police from schools could hinge on the outcome of local school board races.