A new report says police in city schools are using handcuffs disproportionately on black and latino students. 

The New York Civil Liberties Union says there were 262 incidents last year where a child was removed from their classroom in handcuffs due to emotional distress.

The group says nearly 99 percent of the time, the student was black or Latino.

They say while arrests and use of handcuffs has gone down, students of color are still targeted more than their peers.

"There are enormous racial disparities that still continue, even as the absolute numbers have declined," said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. "A third of black and Latino children who are arrested are handcuffed, but only a quarter of white kids are handcuffed. That's a racial disparity that is unacceptable and has to change."

Under changes made to the Student Safety Act in 2015, the NYPD must report all incidents in which a student is arrested and handcuffed by an officer.

The Department of Education says the city is investing $47 million a year on de-escalation training to address incidents and keep students in class.