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Video of a 16-year-old black girl being thrown out of her chair and dragged out of a classroom by a white policeman went viral this week.

It's drawn attention to a fact of life at thousands of public schools. Uniformed police officers,

often with deadly weapons, provide security on campus. But even elementary school kids have been

arrested, interrogated, searched, and taken to court on criminal charges. What's the impact on the

rest of their lives

and on the educational environment of their classmates? Today's talking point, U.S. diplomat

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Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. Video of a white

cop abusing a black schoolgirl went viral this week causing widespread outrage,

turns out that uniformed officers with deadly weapons are now part of daily life on thousands

of public schools. They're supposed to provide security, but they're often called on for disciplinary

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