Happy Tuesday!
And happy second week of school for Chicago Public Schools! It’s the first year that CPS is implementing a citywide Whole School Safety Plan — one that was, in part, written by West Siders. The effort to provide more socio-emotional and restorative justice offerings in schools has been led by West Side residents who are a part of BUILD and Community Organizing and Family Issues.
Jessica Mordacq
Staff Reporter
The Lead
West Siders helped expand Whole School Safety plan
In 2020, Chicago high schoolers spoke out against police presence in their schools, which they said promoted a school-to-prison pipeline.
Disproportionately affecting students of color, that pipeline pushes students from classrooms into the justice system through punishment like expulsions or arrests that don’t address the root cause of behavioral infractions.
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