Our kids need a lot more support options in their schools– more counselors, teachers, school nurses, after-school programs, social workers, etc– but they do not need police carrying guns. Studies show that SRO’s (Student Resource Officers) have only had ineffectual, or even harmful, effects on students.
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Currently, there is a bill in the Education Committee of our CA Assembly that would mandate every school to hire armed police officers (School Resource Officers – SROs). Research shows that SROs increase the early involvement of youth from certain marginalized groups including Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color; as well as youth with disabilities and queer and trans youth. There is no clear evidence that SROs decrease violence in schools, and one study even found that the presence of SROs increased violence. If passed, this bill would bolster and deepen the school-to-prison-pipeline that we must dismantle.
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 
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