Amna Nawaz
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Student activists help divert millions in funding away from law enforcement in schools
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June 14, 2021
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5:54Now PlayingCorrection: An earlier version of this story included footage from a school shooting response training for law enforcement rather than police officers working in high schools, as implied in the narration. We regret the error.
The role of police officers in schools has come under increasing scrutiny, as communities across the U.S. respond to calls for racial justice and re-evaluate student safety. In Los Angeles, student activists played a major role in getting the school district to move away from funding police in schools. Julia Escobar, from the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs youth journalism program, has the story.
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