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Houston-based @nytimes reporter. Formerly @Hou_Landing, @The74. Reach me: asher.lehrer-small@nytimes.com

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Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students

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By Clare Amari, Kristian Hernandez, Asher Lehrer-Small
| Temple Daily Telegram Verified
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5 takeaways from The New York Times' investigation into Texas school police

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By Clare Amari, Kristian Hernandez, Asher Lehrer-Small
| KSAT-TV (San Antonio, TX) Verified
Local News The state’s ambitious school policing initiative has few safeguards to prevent overreach by officers. Published: June 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM Tags: Education, School Safety Anabelle Jaramillo is among the thousands of students in Texas who have had physical encounters with school police officers in recent years. (Meridith Kohut, The New York Times) This article was reported in collaboration with The San Antonio Express-News as part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship.
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La policía escolar de Texas roció con gas pimienta, golpeó y dio descargas eléctricas a varios alumnos

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By Clare Amari, Kristian Hernandez, Asher Lehrer-Small
| KSAT-TV (San Antonio, TX) Verified
Este artículo fue elaborado en colaboración con The San Antonio Express-News como parte de la Beca de Investigación Local de The New York Times. Desde la masacre de la escuela primaria Robb en Uvalde en 2022, los distritos escolares de Texas han gastado miles de millones de dólares en asignar agentes de policía a todos los campus del estado. Este esfuerzo, el más ambicioso de Estados Unidos, estaba destinado a proteger a los estudiantes de tragedias similares.
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