Ep 161: When a six-year old first grader is formally arrested and booked for behavioral issues at her Florida school, her family begins a campaign to stop underaged arrests in their state.

This is the Kaia Rolle story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

• National Juvenile Justice Network,
• Florida senate. gov
• Newsweek
• https://publicintegrity.org/education/criminalizing-kids/young-kids-arrested-at-schools/
• NYPost
• USA today
• https://www.insider.com/6-year-old-black-girl-arrested-school-disturbing-trend-criminalization-2021-3
• NYTimes

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• Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
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Keywords:school to prison pipeline, juvenile justice

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