
Schools Won’t Be Safe Until Lawmakers Respect Students
Lawmakers are filling schools with police and viciously targeting students and teachers. How are kids supposed to learn?
Lawmakers are filling schools with police and viciously targeting students and teachers. How are kids supposed to learn?
If we are serious about keeping children safe, lawmakers should heed the dozens of school districts across the country that have begun decreasing their reliance on police in schools.
A look at the dangers posed to students by law enforcement and how to invest in real school safety for our nation’s children.
Real school safety means divesting from school resource officers and investing in restorative practices, social development, health, and counseling.
Educators are waking up to the grave emotional and developmental harm school resource officers cause. School districts must reallocate their resources.
Restorative justice is a promising alternative to arming teachers and putting cops in schools. And we can prove it.
Turning schools into prisons means sending kids to real-life prisons. There are better ways to keep students safe.
Black girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile justice system — a trend worsened by the presence of cops in classrooms.
There’s only one way to make sure no more young girls are body-slammed by uniformed officers.