Violence in the school district has nearly doubled since police were removed from school campuses in the wake of riots over the killing of George Floyd in 2020, and some Los Angeles parents believe the city’s most progressive Some continue to fight against other activist groups.
Maria Luisa Palma, a member of the Los Angeles Parent Advisory Council, said school district data showed violent incidents increased from 2,315 in the 2018-2019 school year to 4,569 in 2019. As a result, in February he organized an independent petition calling for the return of police to school campuses. 2022-2023.
“I’ve seen a lot of growth in the kids,” Palma said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “We hear all the time about how fights and public drug use are taking place in restrooms. We’re seeing evidence in the data, so we have clearer information. Children. As we have heard from others, this is out of control.”
Parma’s petition has so far gathered more than 2,500 signatures from parents in more than 300 schools and all seven school boards. She said, “The more the better.” There is no limit on signatures.
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In 2021, Students Deserve, a progressive grassroots student organization that advocates for the abolition of police in schools, pressured LAUSD and the Board of Education to defund the Los Angeles School District Police Department.
The group says the presence of police on school campuses often criminalizes students, especially those from black and brown communities, and contributes to a hostile and intimidating environment that hinders learning. He claimed that
“We want schools to be free from criminalization and policing,” the Students Deserve website states. “We want schools to invest in us as queer young people in Black, Muslim, undocumented Indigenous, and poor working-class communities of color. is following the lead of Black Lives Matter and demanding that schools defund the police and protect Black lives.”
Students Deserve works closely with Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and the California Teachers Association to force school districts to reevaluate their budget priorities and provide alternative support, from school police to counselors, mental health professionals, nurses, and more. Successfully reallocated $25 million to services. Restorative justice programs.
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Palma said many representatives from Students Deserve will be at the board meeting to urge members not to invest money in school police departments.
“They were the group that helped create this situation in the first place,” Palma said. “They continue to oppose parents’ requests because they are a group that listens to the board.”
The Board of Education unanimously voted in February 2021 to abolish police officers stationed in schools, and has already rejected a resolution in September 2021 calling for the reinstatement of police officers.
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“This is not a question of whether school districts have the resources to adequately fund a functioning police department to safely patrol schools and have officers on campus,” Palma said. “This is a political statement to appease those who want to defund the police movement.”
The LAUSD School Board is developing a new safety plan. However, the commission did not say whether the plan included returning police officers to school.
