NYT investigation: Texas school police pepper-sprayed and tasered students

A sitting US Senator was just pepper-sprayed by ICE. Sen. Andy Kim stood between armed agents and peaceful citizens outside a private detention center, putting his body on the line. Read the full, incredible story of his bravery here: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/ice-pepper...

really really important piece on police violence in Texas schools, written and reported by a few friends of mine. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school. Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Texas has more police departments patrolling its schools than all the other states combined. The accusations of unnecessarily brutal force are piling up as cops are called in to deal with minor problems like vaping. The kids pay the price. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

We are told that we need school police to keep kids safe, but it is the school police that cause the harm through everyday harassment and brutality. #PoliceFreeSchools www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

From ICE to school cops, police are out of control. This does not end without accountability. The videos in this piece are disturbing. How parents and school officials can allow this, I do not understand. interactive-server.newsdev.nytimes.com/share/36804c...

ICE Pepper Sprayed A Sitting US Senator This Week. It Was The Least Of Trump’s Problems. #DworkinReport

“Boy, I will hurt you,” an officer in Houston told a student who talked back to him. “Get your fucking hands up before I shoot you!” an officer in Galveston shouted while pointing her gun at a 17-year-old she had cornered in a yard. The teen had run off campus after he was caught with a vape.

but as threats to be subdued, documented, arrested, and processed. The Texas school-policing investigation shows the failure of this model. Minor school behavior — vaping, talking back, walking away, dress-code issues, school fights, emotional distress, and petty misconduct

Gift article Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

US Senator Andy Kim says ICE agents pepper-sprayed him during a protest outside Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center, where demonstrators were demanding answers over detainee treatment and hunger-strike conditions. The clash is fueling renewed scrutiny of ICE tactics.

Yes, they really DID. 🤢🤮🥊🚽🧯 US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’ | The Independent share.google/EdXgcZ7qPu7P...

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Texas School Police The state’s ambitious school policing initiative has few safeguards to prevent overreach by officers. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/u...

School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.

Some reporting on police in schools. "Officers in Texas displayed startling belligerence at times, grabbing or tackling students … over misconduct that often appeared to be minor. Children in elementary school, including one as young as 6, were handcuffed." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...