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At twelve years old, Ethan Miller had grown used to being the only Black student in the seventh-grade honors program at Westbrook Middle School. He was used to the curious glances, the hesitant questions, the subtle doubt behind people’s eyes. But nothing prepared him for what happened the morning he walked toward the honors wing and a security officer stopped him cold. Officer Randall Pierce grabbed Ethan hard by the arm. “Where do you think you’re going?” he demanded. “Students aren’t allowed