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Texas $1.3 B School Security Program Sparks Child Handcuffing, Hog-tying

5/28/2026

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Texas’s $1.3 billion school-security program has produced dozens of police encounters, including a 10-year-old boy hogtied with a cord.
Investigators recorded over 2,600 use-of-force incidents from 2022-2025 in nearly 400 districts that employ about 11,000 officers.
Reports show officers have handcuffed children as young as six, used tasers on teenagers, and hog-tied students, leaving many with bruises, scrapes, and two concussions.

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Story summary

Texas’s $1.3 billion school-security program has produced dozens of police encounters, including a 10-year-old boy hogtied with a cord.
Investigators recorded over 2,600 use-of-force incidents from 2022-2025 in nearly 400 districts that employ about 11,000 officers.
Reports show officers have handcuffed children as young as six, used tasers on teenagers, and hog-tied students, leaving many with bruises, scrapes, and two concussions.