When should police be involved at school? A bill would let California teachers make the call

BY JENNA PETERSON

During Zuleima Baquedano’s first year as a teacher, she faced an important choice.

One of her students had difficulty controlling her emotions. One day, she had a meltdown and kicked Baquedano down.

The principal asked Baquedano if she wanted to call the police, because the incident legally counted as assault. But not long before, the student had moved in with her family after being in and out of foster care, was beginning the diagnostic process for her disability...