Defund police in schools? How the movement got momentum after George Floyd's death
Three summers ago, about 50 students and activists gathered outside the Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters to demand the school board end a contract that placed police officers in schools.The officers — whose role was to keep schools safe — actually made students, especially black students, feel criminalized, activists said.But the majority of teachers, staff and parents liked officers in schools, a district-wide survey showed at the time. The board […]
