Thread by @JessedHagopian

A thread on #PoliceFreeSchools.

Every parent or educator who has ever said the words, “#BlckLivesMatter” should work to get cops out of schools.

This school year has many cases cops harming kids: 1) a cop assaulted a girl for taking an extra milk.

thesource.com/2019/10/25/wat…

In Florida this school year, a cop traumatized a 6-year-old girl when he handcuffed, arrested, & forced her into his squad car.

Then he took her to the youth jail, took her mug shot & fingerprinted her, all for a temper tantrum.

#CounselorsNotCops

thegrio.com/2020/02/26/bod…

In Chicago this school year, police punched a girl and threw her down stairs in her school. Then lied about doing it. The video revealed the truth.

#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool

cnn.com/2019/04/12/us/…

There have been many other attacks by cops on students. That’s why @BLMAtSchool adopted a 4th demand:

“Fund Counselors, Not Cops”

blacklivesmatteratschool.com/2019/02/06/cou…

In Boston, the police union tried to get the educators to not celebrate the #BlackLivesMatttersAtSchool week of action. They attacked the Boston Teacher’s Union president in a letter. @BLMAtSchool came to her defense and she courageously stood her ground!
blacklivesmatteratschool.com/2020/02/13/a-r…

If your ready to demonstrate your belief that #BlackLivesMattters by getting cops removed from your school district, there are important orgs that can help!

@DignityinSchool

@adv_project

@BLMAtSchool

Please read “We Came To Learn”—then take action!

advancementproject.org/wecametolearn/

Our movement to keep our children safe from police violence by removing them from schools has had amazing victories because of the #GeorgeFloydProtests!

Police have been removed from all schools in Minneapolis and Portland! Denver is also considering!

dignityinschools.org/dsc-applauds-m…

On Monday, social justice educators are putting a resolution forward in the Seattle Education Association union’s representative assembly to remove police from schools.

We will demand that @SeaPubSchools join Minneapolis & Portland in removing police.

m.startribune.com/mpls-school-bo…

Kids are safer with resistive justice practices in place, rather than police.
Please see the @adv_project’s guide.

#CounselorsNotCops
#PoliceFreeSchools
#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool

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