We cannot prevent violence by introducing more weapons and more violence in schools, particularly when our Black, Indigenous, and other students of color will be forced to bear the brunt of it. For more: aclusocal.co/policefreelausd

Thank you, Steven Bradford, for being a champion of education equity. Current law forces schools to criminalize students for typical misbehavior. By restoring educator flexibility, schools can choose trauma-informed & health-based approaches proven to support youth. #SB1273

Record highs on police budgets, record lows on all metrics for effectiveness. prospect.org/justice/why-ar…

John Oliver Last Week Tonight spent 25 minutes explaining why police should never be the answer to violence in schools: youtube.com/watch?v=KgwqQG… Grateful for the comprehensive and insightful piece and for lifting up our research: aclu.org/report/cops-an…

Ed funds on church groups, shell corporations, useless tech, etc. Deep and important reporting by @robertianlewis @jjshong5 about how schools spent billions in COVID aid in California and the critical need for more oversight and accountability. calmatters.org/education/2022…

The time for outdated zero tolerance policies in schools is over. Stop criminalizing our youth and give educators discretion! Pass #SB1273! @JonesSawyerAD59 Assemblymember Mia Bonta Bill Quirk @SantiagoAD53 Patrick O'Donnell @AsmKevinMcCarty @QuirkSilva65th ACLU California Action ACLU SoCal

I wrote an article describing how working for a non-profit changed my career and encouraging lawyers to do pro bono work with orgs like ACLU SoCal! Please reach out if you'd like to learn how to get more involved -- I promise you it's worth it! dailyjournal.com/articles/36916…

All Long Beach communitymembers are invited to a Virtual Town Hall on 10/11 @ 5p. We will mark the Angelversary of Mona Rodriguez and reimagine school counseling as a way to support students in LBUSD. RSVP: bit.ly/reimagine-sc Children's Defense Fund–California Public Advocates Inc @MyCASC Dignity in Schools

Grateful to amber ruffin for covering the harms of school policing with such depth and humor! And thanks for featuring our ACLU SoCal No Police in Schools Report, which is available here: aclusocal.org/en/no-police-i… Watch the #AmberRuffinShow segment: youtube.com/watch?v=64aM9N…

Join #StudentsDeserve and @ReclaimLASchls for an EMERGENCY FORUM around a student centered response to LAUSDs overdose epidemic 📢 Thu Oct. 20th @ 5:30pm. Zoom link: bit.ly/sdcarenotcops THIS IS OPEN to all students, parents, families, educators & community members!

One of the most rewarding parts of my job is the deep partnershp btween Gente Organizada Public Advocates Inc ACLU SoCal. It's always a privilege to build power among youth and parents in Pomona. Together, we will end institutional violence against the community! instagram.com/p/CkuKb3MJ1FA

Hear ACLU SoCal's Irene Rivera talk about the Youth Liberty Squad program and the importance of youth voting at LAist's How to LA podcast. Check out the Nov 8 episode! npr.org/podcasts/11188… laist.com/news/how-to-la…

Wrote an op-ed with Amir Whitaker ACLU SoCal in the L.A. Sentinel News about the student fentanyl epidemic and the need to address it as a public health crisis rather than as another tragic chapter in the harmful and useless "war on drugs" lasentinel.net/students-are-o…

Thank you to the Linda Lindas for letting all California students know that they can learn about their rights at school at myschoolmyrights.com

Students, educators and community leaders from #StudentsDeserve ACLU SoCal United Teachers Los Angeles #BlackLivesMatter-LA Community Coalition Brothers Sons Selves and others jointly published a major report laying out our vision for safe schools in LAUSD-that does not include school police. Read@ safeschoolslausd.com

Some knucklehead activated Group Mode in our ACLU SoCal all-staff meeting.😏 Was my first time seeing 30+ colleagues in a room together in 3+ years. Melissa Goodman @OHectorV Ana Najera Mendoza Victor Leung Jennie Pasquarella Meegan Lee Ochs-Potter Marcus F Benigno Jacob Reisberg Amanda Goad @mtajsar Summer Lacey Clarissa Woo Hermosillo+

NEW REPORT: Ten years since CA adopted LCFF, Public Advocates Inc ACLU SoCal finds that despite some progress made, serious problems persist. Among them, 85% of school districts received feedback that LCAP engagement is inaccessible.  bit.ly/3mYPPQE

Appreciate seeing progress made with LCFF, but there's still much work to be done to fully deliver on its promise of equity and transparency for underserved communities. Let's keep pushing for meaningful change and continue improving the system. edsource.org/2023/does-cali…

Terrific article by Tara GarciaMathewson highlighting the problem of school districts hiding expulsions through "transfers," and its impact on families of color. latimes.com/california/sto…

Please sign our petition with Public Advocates Inc Children's Defense Fund–California @TALB_teachers ACLU SoCal for @LongbeachUSD to invest in and reimagine school counseling in the district. We're almost at our goal of 500 signatures! tinyurl.com/sclbusd