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UrbEd’s Philadelphia school-safety demands, in historical context

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The four groups of demands, 11 June 2020

UrbEd organised its proposals into four connected areas:

  1. Change school security: replace the existing officer model with community-connected safety staff, a fresh hiring process, reviewed training, restorative responses and reconsideration of mandatory metal detectors.
  2. Reallocate resources: shift police spending toward counsellors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, creative programmes and healthier school buildings.
  3. Make safety accountable: create independent oversight with student and community participation, a usable complaint process and yearly reporting on incidents, discipline and police involvement.
  4. Train the wider workforce: extend anti-bias and anti-racist learning to teachers, administrators and other staff, including support for classroom discussion of race.

These were UrbEd’s proposed changes, not a record that the district enacted them. The full statement retains the evidence and detailed qualifications behind each demand. See also the national campaign principles.

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