meeting has begun. agenda is lengthy and the issue of police in schools is the very last item. main room is packed, as is the balconypic.twitter.com/nWuxUTEJKD
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this evening the @tdsb will vote on a report to remove police officers from its schools. I'll be there for the vote and the reaction
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@tdsb staff member is now addressing the report that recommends removing police from schools. staff says many students "felt intimidated, uncomfortable and unsafe."Show this thread -
the board has mostly preferred this conversation about how kids "feel" to addressing the real-life negative consequences of police in schools.
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trustee @GerryGershon is upset that the staff is recommending cancellation of the program. she says "the tdsb should never walk away," from improving relations between students and police. gershon ends by calling the recommendation a "cop out." oh gerry...pic.twitter.com/6RFG5QHyJh
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@jenniferstoryTO says polling students and acting on a majority opinion is not enough, that students most affected by police in schools are the priority. "I hope we can do something tonight that we can be very very proud of."pic.twitter.com/vmUiM3BUK9
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@ausmalik thanks staff for the report, and thanks activists for their advocacy. she calls tonight a moment where the board has to "walk our talk"pic.twitter.com/v7qQz3zcbv
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student trustee shams mehdi says he and fellow student trustee rakeeb hossain are voting to end the police program. both of them have centred the experiences of students who are harmed by the programpic.twitter.com/JlzzDxooOa
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@TiffanyFordTO acknowledges the family of jordan manners. jordan was shot and killed at age 15 inside his high school. ford says manners has become a talking point: "I can't imagine how that has been for his family"pic.twitter.com/BpdV7F3ntr
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ford continues by urging her colleages to vote for change by cancelling the police program. "I'll be voting with you."
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@tdsb has voted to remove@torontopolice officers from all of its schools. the crowd here is jubilant!!pic.twitter.com/fj5wKBFKgB
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@tdsb lobby is pure hugs, smiles and joy and singing right now!!!pic.twitter.com/ziD2lxAMQAShow this thread
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