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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

Houston-based @nytimes reporter. Formerly @Hou_Landing, @The74. Reach me: [email protected] houstonlanding.org/author/asmall/ Houston, TX Joined June 2020
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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

2 weeks ago

@clairehao_ @meganmmenchaca @HoustonChron Houston will miss you!

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3 weeks ago

@meganmmenchaca @EdWriters @partain_claire @eliz_sander @isaacyu_ @_jacob_sanchez @HeathKeri @Lina_Ruiz48 @noahbach @SilasAllen1 @EvaMarieAyala Ugh fomo. I just landed - see yall soon!

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

3 weeks ago

Enjoyed discussing our investigation into Texas school policing this morning with @CohenCraig on @HoustonPubMedia's @HoustonMatters program. The interview is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/bDfP89AdVnU?si…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

3 weeks ago

@MagEGordon @Hou_Landing @HoustonPubMedia @nytimes @HoustonMatters The BEST surprise !

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Maggie Gordon @MagEGordon

3 weeks ago

The best surprise when I got a chance to hang with my buddy/former @Hou_Landing colleague @small_asher at @HoustonPubMedia this morning. Read his new @nytimes investigation here: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Kristian Hernández @kristianreports

4 weeks ago

In Texas schools, officers get physical with students almost every day but there are no safeguards to prevent overreach or hold those accused of excessive force accountable. Read my latest investigation @nytimes @ExpressNews with @Amari_Clare @small_asher nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Clare Amari @Amari_Clare

4 weeks ago

More than two years ago, I obtained video footage of an arrest at a Texas high school. It showed an officer confronting a student who had thrown a can at a girl in his special education classroom. The officer dragged the 17-year-old boy to the ground and punched him. 🧵

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

For context, this is what a hogtie looks like. In one of the cases, the boy was left face down in the backseat of the police car for roughly 20 minutes in this position

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

One of the most severe cases in our investigation: A 10-year-old with disabilities who was hogtied three separate times by an officer. Twice when he left campus and once when he kicked the principal. @eliz_sander and I covered in-depth: houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

One of the most severe cases in our investigation: A 10-year-old with disabilities who was hogtied three separate times by an officer. Twice when he left campus and once when he kicked the principal. @eliz_sander and I covered in-depth: houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school. Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping. Our report: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

@kyle_dunphey Thanks man!

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school. Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping. Our report: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

@Dale_Chu @Amari_Clare @kristianreports Thanks for sharing your experience on this, Dale. Super interesting

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Dale Chu @Dale_Chu

4 weeks ago

Having served as an assistant principal, I valued our SRO. But in hindsight, we relied on him too much for low-level discipline. This article hits hard because I’ve seen how easily the line blurs. Thanks @Amari_Clare, @kristianreports, and @small_asher for your vital reporting.

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Dale Chu @Dale_Chu

4 weeks ago

A new @nytimes investigation shows the extreme end of using police to manage student discipline. There’s a huge, unexamined leap in logic between “We need to protect children from active shooters” and “We must place an armed law enforcement officer inside every school building.”

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

@sgonzalezkelly Appreciate you, thanks for highlighting the story

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Sam Gonzalez Kelly @sgonzalezkelly

4 weeks ago

Proud of my friend @small_asher and his colleagues, who worked hard to uncover thousands of cases in which TX school police have used force on students. Some of these incidents just defy belief. Worth a read nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

@kissphoria Thanks so much, Gwen 🙏

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

@lilyalta Thank you, Lily!

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Emily Donaldson @EmilyJDonaldson

4 weeks ago

Since Uvalde, TX has invested billions in stationing school police officers at public school campuses, often without guardrails to ensure students weren't subjected to strong physical force for minor misbehavior. expressnews.com/news/education… #txed #txlege

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

4 weeks ago

Proud to publish this story with my incredible co-reporters @Amari_Clare, @kristianreports and editor @kmcgrory. @ExpressNews were great partners, @EmilyJDonaldson, @melissm8 and @LizTeitz. This story is a year in the making. Hope you'll give it a read

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Asher Lehrer-Small @small_asher

3 months ago

@oop_echeng Terrible no good very bad news. You’re super talented and I know it’ll eventually work out, but still really sucks. Rooting for you!

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