We are at a critical crossroads for school safety.
The presence of masked and armed federal agents on and around our school campuses is not a security measure; it is an escalation that places our students and educators in immediate psychological and potentially physical danger. When guns are brought into our halls, the classroom stops being a sanctuary for learning and becomes a site of surveillance and fear.
The stakes could not be higher. Both research and our own lived experiences as educators prove that more guns do not create safer environments. Instead, they shatter the trust necessary for a child to succeed and create a climate of trauma that can last a lifetime.
Stop the Militarization of Schools: We are demanding that schools remain sanctuary spaces, free from the threat of armed federal intervention.
Amplify Educator Voices: We are ensuring that the people who actually work in these classrooms, not politicians or federal agencies, dictate what real safety looks like.
Provide Immediate Resources: We are equipping teachers with trauma-informed tools needed to support students living under the shadow of surveillance.
We cannot wait for the aftermath to act. We must protect the classroom sanctuary today.
Teachers Unify is a grassroots movement of educators across America whose mission is to empower its constituents and supporters to demand that communities are safe from gun violence.
