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Thread: More than 300 Black Americans are killed by police every year, and these killings have a direct adverse impact on the mental health of Black Americans: https://tinyurl.com/y8j98acu #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 1/18
Research shows police killings can traumatize Black students and impact their academic performance: https://tinyurl.com/y7cf48e4 #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 2/18
And having police in schools can lead to an increase in discipline and a decrease in graduation rates in Black students: https://tinyurl.com/ya75q6uc #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 3/18
Here in Chicago, @ChiPubSchools has budgeted $33 million dollars for School Resource Officers, but only $8.6 million dollars for school counseling. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 4/18
And Black students are detained or arrested at a rate 4 times that of white students. More than 95% of police incidents involve students of color, including children as young as 6. https://tinyurl.com/y9o494b3 #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 5/18
At the IL ACEs Response Collaborative and @HMPRG, we know that childhood trauma can lead to adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. https://tinyurl.com/ydal7ztu #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 6/18
Including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and depression. As well as lower graduation rates, unemployment and incarceration. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 7/18
The over policing of Black and brown students is a traumatizing practice that can have lifelong impacts on children’s health and social outcomes. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 8/18
And at a time when #COVID19 is disproportionately affecting Black Chicagoans and the nation reckons with white supremacy, we believe that @ChiPubSchools should be leaders in healing, not retraumatizing, students. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 9/18
That is why we stand with @StuStrikeBack in demanding the removal of CPD officers from CPS and working towards schools that are trauma-informed and racially just. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 10/18
We join their call for more trauma-informed services for CPS students including social workers, counselors, and restorative justice practitioners. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 11/18
We urge @Chicago and @ChiMayor to enact @RoderickTSawyer @J1Ramann and @CDRosa’s ordinance ending the relationship between CPS and CPD: https://tinyurl.com/yd2amopx #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 12/18
We also stand with organizations like @AssataDaughters, @BLMChi, @BLMChiYouth, @VOYCEProject, @BSAllianceChi, @SOULInChicago, @NoCopAcademy @GKMC & @COFIOnline in their demands for racial justice and safety for Black Chicagoans of all ages. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 13/18
And we take this time to remind ourselves that trauma can be the result of individual experiences, but also the systems and structures in which we live. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 14/18
We believe our schools should foster safety and build resilience in children, not traumatize them through criminalization and fear. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 15/18
In our vision of a trauma-informed and resilient Chicago and Illinois, we join the call for schools that support thriving across the lifespan. #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 16/18
To find out more about @StuStrikeBack and their vision for police free schools in Chicago, visit https://tinyurl.com/y9wykqpf #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 17/18
And to learn more about trauma, trauma-informed care, and health equity, visit our website and join the IL ACEs Response Collaborative today: https://tinyurl.com/ydal7ztu #CPDoutofCPS #PoliceFreeSchools 18/18
