Campus Police

July 24, 2020

School police give way to more counselors in California districts as demands grow for reform

Demands for police reforms include increasing mental health services which are seen as key to helping young people, especially Black students, succeed studies say.

Carolyn Jones

College & Careers

July 1, 2020

California State University faculty call for reforms to improve racial justice across system

Faculty are demanding that CSU reform police, require students take ethnic studies classes and erase racial pay gaps, among other requests.

Michael Burke

Discipline

June 30, 2020

Benefits, harm of school police the focus of state task force hearing

As districts disband or reform their police units, policymakers consider how to improve campus safety statewide.

Carolyn Jones

Policy & Finance

June 25, 2020

California school districts should spend less on police, more on counselors, state leaders say

But the state needs to take stronger action to reform campus discipline, advocates say.

Carolyn Jones

Policy & Finance

June 10, 2020

Calls to eliminate school police in two San Francisco Bay districts intensify amid protests

Oakland Unified board to consider eliminating district police force, West Contra Costa Unified teachers urge board to rid police on campuses.

Theresa Harrington And Ali Tadayon

Student Well-Being

June 1, 2020

Oakland students organize protest of George Floyd death, pleading to be heard

Community members handed out free water, snacks and hand sanitizer as students and families marched down Broadway.

Sydney Johnson

Student Well-Being

March 10, 2019

Many California schools have police but no counselors, ACLU report finds

The report used federal data to make the argument that schoolchildren in America are over-policed and under-supported by health and mental health professionals.

David Washburn

Discipline

January 22, 2019

Stockton Unified settles state complaint over discriminatory policing practices

State investigators also found that the district violated students' Fourth Amendment rights and the rights of students with disabilities. The district agreed to five years of state monitoring.

David Washburn

Legislation

June 17, 2018

Modest school safety measures making way through California Legislature

A flurry of state legislation aimed at making schools safer was proposed after the Parkland school massacre. Here’s where the various proposals stand now.

David Washburn

Student Well-Being

May 1, 2018

California school first in the nation to be digitally mapped for first responders

A system being unveiled at Anaheim High School this week includes high-resolution images of the school’s every nook and cranny.

David Washburn

Discipline

June 6, 2017

ACLU finds 'over-policing' in Stockton Unified schools

Stockton Unified spent nearly $3 million on school policing from state money targeted for low-income, English learner and foster youth students, the ACLU found in a data analysis.