Met to review role of school police officers after legal challenge

Case raised concerns that officers could have disproportionately negative effect on BME pupils

The Metropolitan police are to review the role of officers in schools after a legal challenge raised concerns that they could have a disproportionately negative effect on pupils from black and minority ethnic groups.

The challenge, brought on behalf of the family of a 14-year-old boy who is black and has autism, was withdrawn after police agreed to carry out further analysis of the Met’s safer schools partnerships (SSP) and the role of safer schools officers (SSO).

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