The letter is a part of a new effort by Fight for the Future, the digital rights group behind BanFacialRecognition.com that will specifically focus on K-12 schools.
The push for removing police from schools and diverting funds toward social supports for students has gained traction following the killing of George Floyd.
There were 1,560 referrals for terroristic threats this school year, compared to the annual average of 823 referrals in the past five school years.
The Stoneman Douglas shooter was referred to the district’s PROMISE program four years ago for vandalism at his middle school.
A Kentucky school resource officer was videotaped handcuffing two students with disabilities as a punishment for acting out in class.
Schools must teach relationship skills so that campus safety and security programs can be fully optimized.
The report looks at how the ways youths identify themselves impacts their experience with school discipline, harassment and criminalization.
The more than $70 million that has been awarded is designed to make schools safer, reduce gun violence and improve mental health services.