Bring Back School Police to LA Unified Campuses!

Parent petition demands physical safety and respect for students, teachers, staff, and the community — with 2,500 supporters

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• We are a group of volunteer parents undertaking a grassroots effort to stop the out-of-control violence, drug use and bullying in LAUSD schools, demanding the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education and Superintendent Carvalho to listen to authentic parent voices and Bring Back School Police!
• Prior to the pandemic, there was a school police officer assigned to every high school, and a school resource officer was typically shared between two middle schools.
• As a result of the “Defund the Police” movements in 2020, the LAUSD Board of Education cut the school police budget, and officers were removed from campuses when schools reopened after the pandemic for the 2021–22 school year.
• Supported by the teachers union UTLA, community organizations (including Students Deserve and Inner City Struggle) organize and bring Black and Brown students to speak at Board of Education meetings AGAINST school police and to advocate for the complete elimination of the school police department.

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• Incident data reported by LAUSD on April 18 indicate reported incidents have doubled (fighting and controlled substances) since school police officers were removed from campuses and discipline policies became more lenient.
• Parents want the Board of Education to reinstate full funding in the district budget to the Los Angeles School Police Department and authorize school police to work on and off school campuses to:
  Support order and discipline,
  Deter the sale and use of drugs,
  Deter recruitment of students to gangs,
  Deter the use of weapons and bullying, and
  Foster respect for the entire student population.

Official LAUSD videos of parents turning in 2,500 petition signatures:

April 16, 2024 - 9am Committee of the Whole

On April 16, 2024, La Red de Padres por la Seguridad Escolar turned in 1,500 petition signatures to the LAUSD Board of Education and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. On May 7, the parents turned in an additional 1,000 signatures. The signatures were mostly collected on paper, talking one on one to parents and other community members.

May 7, 2024 - 9am Regular Board Meeting including Closed Session

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National and local media coverage of our parent advocacy:

As violence at LAUSD skyrockets, parents push to bring back school police officers on campus

Violence in liberal state's schools nearly doubled as parents push for more police

Violence in liberal state’s schools nearly doubled as parents push for more police | Fox News Video

LAUSD takes heat from parents who demand police be put back in schools | Fox News Video

LAUSD parents submit petition to bring back campus police

Amid school crime spike, task force wants L.A. campuses to decide whether they need police

In Spanish-Language Media:

Padres del Distrito Escolar de Los Ángeles exigen el regreso de la policía escolar

🔴 EN VIVO: Padres exigen el regreso de la policía a escuelas de LAUSD | Noticiero 6AM | 05.07.24

Este artículo en español:

¡Que regrese la policía escolar a las escuelas de LAUSD!

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