Youth advocates call for removal of police officers at schools, relocation of funds

Karma Dickerson reports

POLICE OFFICERS ON SCHOOLGROUNDS ALTOGETHER.

FOXFORTY'S KARMA DICKERSON HASMORE.AND WE'RE HERE TO THE MAPTHE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD.ONE.

THAT THEY MAKE A PUBLICPLEDGE TO AND FUTURE CONTRACTSWITH LAW ENFORCEMENT REMOVED.COPS OFF CAMPUS A DIVERSECOALITION OF YOUTH ADVOCATESRALLIED IN FRONT OF THESACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT CALLING FOR AN END TOPOLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TOSCHOOL CAMPUSES ALMA LOPEZ ASTATEWIDE COORDINATOR FORBROWN AND SHE'S SET FORTHTHEIR DEMANDS THAT THEYIMPLEMENT AN ALTERNATIVESAFETY PLAN THAT'S DESIGNED BYOUR YOUNG PEOPLE PARENTS ANDCOMMUNITY THE SCHOOL DISTRICTCURRENTLY PAYS THE SACRAMENTO.POLICE DEPARTMENT $900,000 AYEAR FOR 4 OFFICERS.

THE GROUPWANTS THAT MONEY REALLOCATEDSOCIAL WORKERS BILINGUALSTAFF, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.ACADEMIC SUPPORT WE'VE GOT TOPREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO TOCOLLEGE.

AND 3.

WE ASK THEBOARD TO MAKE A PUBLIC PLEDGE.TO NOT TAKE ANY MONEY FROMPOLICE UNIONS, MANY OF THOSEGATHERED WERE SHORT THINGSCHOOLS, NOT PRISONS ARGUINGTHAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENTPRESENCE ON CAMPUSES IS MOREHARMFUL THAN HELPFUL BECAUSEWE ARE PREDOMINANTLY STUDENTSOF COLOR AND LOW INCOME.

WESEEM TO BE OVER CRIMINALIZE ASCHOOL DISTRICT SPOKESPERSONTELLS FOX 40 THE DISTRICT ISAWARE OF THE CONCERNS US TOBREAK THEY REDUCE THE NUMBEROF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERSFROM 8 TO 4 NOVEMBER AND SAYSTHOSE OFFICERS GET TRAINING,INCLUDING IMPLICIT BIASPROCEDURAL JUSTICE GENDER INDEATH AWARENESS IN CRISISINTERVENTION.

THE CURRENTCONTRACT BETWEEN THEDISTRICT IN THE SACRAMENTO.POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE30TH.THEY HAVE PUT A NUMBER OFSTATEMENTS ABOUT INSTITUTIONALRACISM.

THEIR BASE, I'M ANURSE IN EDUCATION SYSTEM.

BUTTHIS IS THAT TIME WHERE THEYCAN ACT AND NOT JUST PAY LIPSERVICE TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLEAND THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TOSERVE WHILE BUDGET TALKS TOADDRESS THE POTENTIAL $57MILLION DEFICIT OR ON UPCOMING