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Broward County Schools created the PROMISE program due to concerns about “students of color, students with disabilities and LGBTQ students” being “disproportionately impacted by school-based arrests.” The "look the other way" approach began. Arrests 2011-12: 1,056 2015-16: 392
After Broward County Schools implementation of the PROMISE program - documented incidents and suspensions deceased dramatically! Essentially the same students, apparently just magically stopped causing trouble!pic.twitter.com/9youkS8l24
Broward County Schools stopped involving the Police related to... Affray (fighting or mutual combat) Vandalism Under $1,000 Theft Under $300 Criminal Mischief Trespassing Disorderly Conduct Certain Drug Possession Making Threats ... and much more! Problem solved right?
Broward County Sheriff Union President Jeff Bell: “They don't want the police officers making arrests on campus and they don't want the drugs to be found on campus and they don't want the warrants to be served on campus because it looks like there is bad stats at the school."
I am at a loss for how and why a disproportionate # of #LGBTQ students would get arrested in any event. And for what?
So they basically introduced a “reverse affirmative action” program that let students of certain ethnicities and sexual preferences skate on arrests.
Nice job on the video you made. I'm still curious if parents and students knew about this crazy PROMISE program. Anyone have any info on this?
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