HAPPENING NOW: Local elected officials and community organizers together discussing how to #DecarcerateTexas by creating #PoliceFreeSchools and ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
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We can't talk about what keeps young people safe without an honest conversation about racism and policing in our communities and our schools.
#PoliceFreeSchoolspic.twitter.com/1rtqmQYYS3
If you're out there thinking it's not possible to have #PoliceFreeSchools, this is your daily reminder that it is.
And it's happening.pic.twitter.com/ld5ofbS1m9
In June, #Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution to end the district’s contract with the police dept.
"Our young people fought for this for years." @SequannaTaylor
Shout out to @lit_wi @blocbyblocMKE & others!
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Federal funding puts police in schools. The COPS in Schools program provides a federal contribution of up to $125,000 per officer position over the three-year grant period, with any remaining costs to be paid with local funds.pic.twitter.com/0PLCU8BUDL
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