"As many of you are aware, my friend unfortunately passed away a few months ago," said Shaylee, a sophomore at Classical High School. "After her death,...
"Today we are here because you have organized and called to action to removed SROs for over four years and replace them with more mental health...
"We know that teachers do not fit the demographics of the students," said Anita Bruno, who leads the Police Advisory Subgroup. "We know that teachers are...
“A concerted effort in increasing the number of mental and behavioral support staff – and reducing or eliminating the presence of SROs – will ensure that...
“Providence public schools have been underfunded since they started serving mostly-Black and brown students. The buildings are unhealthy, classrooms are crowded yet short staffed, and most...
“When we’re talking about what it means to change policing in Providence … we need to start turning this conversation around from ‘how do we make...
“I’ve noticed that there’s missing history, history that has to do with my skin,” said Faith, a student at Central High School in Providence. “I personally...
We are tired. We are hurting. We are enraged that little meaningful change has been made in the last 50 years. But we are not going...
“Students want to be able to walk through the building without fear of being arrested for nonviolent criminal infractions,” said providence City Councilmember Nirva LaFortune. “Teachers...
“When I see officers now, I just try my best to avoid them cause I feel like, what if I do something wrong?” said Tre’sur Johnson,...