A citizen task force assembled by the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees deliberated carefully for over a year and provided sensible and nuanced recommendations for increasing safety in RR schools. (2/6)
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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/12/us/denver-school-board-cuts-ties-to-police-trnd/index.html … School districts around the nation are cutting ties w / police depts, since armed resource officers in schools lead to disproportionate / excessive rates of punishment of Black and Brown students and other marginalized folks. (1/6)
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HOWEVER, the RRISD Board of Trustees decided instead to move ahead with forming a RRISD police force, and has begun the process of recruiting a Police Chief. (3/6)
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@UndoingR deplores the RRISD plan to invest big $$$ on discriminatory policing instead of on methods proven to increase student safety (counselors & social / mental health resources) now that education budgets are slashed b/c of COVID-19 crisis.(4/6)Show this thread -
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@sfloresRRISD & RRISD Board to cease all new policing expenditures, use Safety&Security Task Force Report to build a sustainable&equitable plan to keep our students safe without mistakes of school policing that other districts are rejecting. (5/6)Show this thread -
Please boost this thread and convey it directly to members of the RRISD Board: https://roundrockisd.org/about-rrisd/board-of-trustees/ … (6/6 end)
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I sat on that task force. Adding social workers was considered one of our “non negotiable” recommendations. The current
@RoundRockISD budget proposal actually reduces the mental health budget. It’s appalling, scary, and wrong.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Mental health services is the one and only proven method to reduce discipline issues within schools. With black and brown students disproportionately disciplined (esp in RRISD), this needs to be back on the table.
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