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End the Criminalization of Students, Invest in Counselors & Safer Environment for Kids
Pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
The Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (S. 3214/H.R. 6202), introduced by Sen. Murphy and Rep. Pressley, along with Sen. Warren, Rep. Bowman, and Rep. Omar would end federal funding for school-based law enforcement and instead invest in positive supports that help young people grow and thrive in schools such as counselors, nurses, and restorative justice coaches.
Federal policymakers can help ensure schools are transformed to promote learning; allow students to form positive and trusting relationships with trained and knowledgeable adults that are supportive of their complex needs; and, encourage the use of evidence-based strategies to promote positive behavior.
The bill would help reduce the policing and criminalization of our nation’s students by:
- Prohibiting federal funds to support the hiring, recruitment, and placement of law enforcement on K-12 school campuses.
- Establishing a $5 billion grant program to invest in school districts seeking to replace law enforcement officers with adequately trained personnel — like counselors, social workers, nurses, credible messengers, mental health practitioners, and trauma-informed personnel — which has been proven to create safer and more inclusive learning environments in schools.
It's time to support the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act to help build the capacity of schools so that students with disabilities can be educated in safe and positive learning environments.
Schools should be places of learning, creativity, joy, and self-expression and we need your help to achieve it!
Pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
The Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (S. 3214/H.R. 6202), introduced by Sen. Murphy and Rep. Pressley, along with Sen. Warren, Rep. Bowman, and Rep. Omar would end federal funding for school-based law enforcement and instead invest in positive supports that help young people grow and thrive in schools such as counselors, nurses, and restorative justice coaches.
Federal policymakers can help ensure schools are transformed to promote learning; allow students to form positive and trusting relationships with trained and knowledgeable adults that are supportive of their complex needs; and, encourage the use of evidence-based strategies to promote positive behavior.
The bill would help reduce the policing and criminalization of our nation’s students by:
- Prohibiting federal funds to support the hiring, recruitment, and placement of law enforcement on K-12 school campuses.
- Establishing a $5 billion grant program to invest in school districts seeking to replace law enforcement officers with adequately trained personnel — like counselors, social workers, nurses, credible messengers, mental health practitioners, and trauma-informed personnel — which has been proven to create safer and more inclusive learning environments in schools.
I urge you to support the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act to help build the capacity of schools in support of all students, including students with disabilities.
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