Sentences with phrase «non-violent behavioral infractions»

Armed law enforcement officers are not educators, social workers, or counselors, and overwhelming evidence shows that when schools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counselors.

Armed law enforcement officers are not educators, social workers, or counselors, and overwhelming evidence shows that when schools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.