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fundamental right to continue his or her education. >> this idea of bringing about a new understanding of discipline. you were recently invited to the white house to attend the rethink discipline conference. and it's interesting to me. we were just talking about policing in the schools. miami-dade actually has their own police department. can you explain that to me a bit? >> we do. we attempt to strike a fair balance between safety and security, protecting the schools, the students and teachers, and provide a social effective envelope that nurtures and protects the whole child. so our officers are trained not just to really dole out law enforcement and arrest kids, they're trained to interact with students and demystify the student/child relationship with law enforcement, something the rest of america needs to learn from. so they are part social workers. they are part police officers. much more work needs to be done. secondly, we have decided early on that putting kids out of

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