Police-Free Schools Winnipeg

More testimonies from Winnipeg teachers, education workers and about the harms caused by SROs (School Resource Officers). Contact Police-Free Schools Winnipeg i...f you are a student, parent, teacher, or community member who’s had negative experiences w cops in schools. For more testimonies and more information about the campaign to get cops out of Winnipeg schools, go to policefreeschoolswpg.com

Police-Free Schools Winnipeg

In all areas of society, Black and Indigenous people disproportionately face surveillance, harassment, and violence from police. Police bring these discriminatory practices into schools. These patterns are why so many BIPOC students have negative associations with police officers from an early age. Police in schools are a key component of what has been referred to as the School-to-Prison Pipelinea set of policies and practices that push students out of school and into the ...carceral system. Many minor incidents in schools that would not otherwise result in a police report or criminal charges are escalated by police involvement. School Resource Officers (SROs) only force youth into contact with the law, and actively discourage students from overpoliced communities from attendance and participation in school activities. While school divisions claim to have received positive feedback on police in schools from staff and students, it's important to understand how policing targets marginalized groups. The prejudicial practices of police unevenly impact the student body and community. For this reason, a vote of confidence from those least affected by policing is meaningless. We intend to centre the voices of those most affected by police profiling and violence.