GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Silent Observer has launched a new program to replace its Fast 50 program, which started in the 1990s as a way for students to anonymously report potential threats and make a “fast $50.” “After running Fast 50 the way it was for so many years, we decided that we needed […]
This article was originally published in The Conversation. Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According to the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 schools referred nearly 230,000 students to law enforcement during the […]