Officer Ben Fields, who “was caught on video picking up and throwing a student out of her chair during class in Columbia, South Carolina” has been fired for not following “proper training and proper procedure.” (That makes it sound like he was supposed to bend his legs more before the toss.)

+ Vox: Why having police in schools is a problem, in 3 charts. I once led a large survey of students and parents at a large urban high school where I was a teacher; and where we had metal detectors and security guards. The findings were remarkably consistent: The students did not think the metal detectors or security programs were effective. But they still wanted metal detectors and more security guards. Some of these issues aren’t as simple as they seem.