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There's an uprising in this country because of police violence against Black and Brown people. All over the nation, hundreds of thousands of people are in the streets demanding cities defund the police.

We know that police don't keep us safe.

This nation spends almost $200 billion on police and jails. The only way to stop racial profiling, harassment, and terrorizing of Black and Brown communities is to defund the police.

How does this relate to the movement for #PoliceFreeSchools [[link removed]] ? The answer is simple.

As we advocate for the total removal of police from schools, one of the most effective ways to meet that goal is by eliminating school policing budgets and reallocating that funding toward means that actually allow for young people to feel safe in their places of learning.

Take Denver [[link removed]] , for instance. Last month the Denver Public School Board voted unanimously to end the contract between Denver Public Schools (DPS) and the Denver Police Department. The resolution that the school board voted on calls for a 25% reduction of school resource officers (SROs) by December 2020 and the complete elimination of SROs in DPS by the end of the 2020-2021 school year. In addition, the resolution directs the superintendent to reallocate money used for SROs toward social workers, counselors, restorative justice, and other practices.

Research and the experiences of young people of color have taught us that police in schools create a toxic school climate. #PoliceFreeSchools are essential to the well-being of our Black and Brown youth. In order to create #PoliceFreeSchools, we must #DefundThePolice [[link removed]] .

Take Action:

*
Black
and
Brown
youth
organizers
have
been
fighting
for
#PoliceFreeSchools
for
decades.
Now,
decision
makers
across
the
country
are
beginning
to
take
the
necessary
steps
to
ensure
that
the
same
police
on
the
streets
killing
Black
and
Brown
people,
no
longer
have
the
ability
to
brutalize
Black
and
Brown
young
people
in
their
schools.
You
can
take
action
by
signing
these
petitions
[[link removed]]
and
supporting
those
doing
work
on
the
ground.

*
Download
our
We
Came
to
Learn
Report
[[link removed]]
and
Action
Kit
[[link removed]]
.
We
know
that
safety
does
not
exist
when
Black
and
Brown
young
people
are
forced
to
interact
with
a
system
of
policing
that
views
them
as
a
threat
and
not
as
students.
Our
report
and
Action
Kit
offer
a
deep
dive
and
analysis
of
the
history
and
legacy
of
school
policing
in
order
to: *
Build
the
capacity
of
youth
organizers
and
communities
to
engage
young
people,
parents
and
educators
around
school
policing
issues
*
Aid
organizations
to
build
transformative
campaigns
and
movements
that
divest
from,
demilitarize
and
dismantle
school
policing
strategies
*
Equip
communities
with
tools
to
access
school
police
data
and
budgets,
and
understand
the
oversight
and
governance
structures
(if
any)
of
school
police
infrastructure(s)
in
your
districts
and
cities
*
Shatter
current
and
build
new
narratives
on
police,
youth
of
color
and
school
safety



Recent Coverage:

*
The
74:
Police-Free
Schools?
This
Suburban
Minneapolis
District
Expelled
Its
Cops
Years
Ago
[[link removed]]
*
Milwaukee
Independent:
First
Steps
of
Change:
Three
Ways
That
Protestors
Could
Drive
Policy
Shifts
On
Racist
Policing
[[link removed]]
*
Shadow
Proof:
Prioritizing
Childrens'
Wellness
Over
Cops:
The
Movement
to
End
Policing
In
Schools
[[link removed]]
*
NPR's
1a
asked,
"
Across
America:
Do
School
Resource
Officers
Actually
Keep
Kids
Safe?
[[link removed]]
"
Our
Judith
Browne
Dianis
responded.
Take
a
listen!
*
teenVOGUE:
Over-Policing
In
Schools
Is
an
Issue
Black
Students
Have
Been
Fighting
for
Years
[[link removed]]
*
U.S
News
&
World
Report:
The
End
of
Police
in
Schools
[[link removed]]
*
Miami
Herald:
After
George
Floyd,
some
school
districts
cut
ties
with
police
[[link removed]]
*
The
Washington
Post:
Resources
to
teach
the
history
of
policing
in
America
that
you
won't
find
in
textbooks
[[link removed]]
*
Politico:
Police-free
schools
movement
advances
[[link removed]]

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