LOCAL UNIONS SUPPORTING THE MOVEMENT FOR POLICE-FREE SCHOOLS & REINVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS

Addressing the over-reliance on police in public schools is crucial to dismantling the systemic racism that deprives Black and Brown youth of the opportunity to succeed at the very first stages of their lives.  It is the single greatest step we can take to end the school-to-prison pipeline, through which Black and Brown students are pushed out of our public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. By rebalancing and redirecting resources to school counselors, restorative justice programs and other proven methods to address student health and wellbeing, we can ensure our students have opportunities to learn and thrive.

• United Educators of San Francisco Resolution Calling on S.F. Unified School District to discontinue its Memorandum of Understanding with the S.F. Police Department
• Tacoma teachers union wants uniformed police officers removed from schools starting in falls
• Madison teachers union backs removal of police from high schools.
• Massachusetts teachers union wants to abolish MCAS and take police out of schools upon reopening.
• Denver Public Schools resolution to terminate its contract with the Denver Police Department.
• Minneapolis Public Schools resolution to terminate its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department.
• Seattle Education Association calls on Seattle Public Schools to divest all resources, contracts, and funding to the Seattle Police Department.
• United Teachers of Los Angeles Statement : Imagine Police-Free Schools With the Supports Students Deserve

• Chicago Teachers Union to join students, grassroots groups calling for cops out of Chicago public schools

• The United Teachers of Richmond and Oakland Education Association call to eliminate school police
• Boston Teachers Union calls on BPS to remove all police from schools