NAACP shares blame for the Florida shooting

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NAACP shares blame for the Florida shooting

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I bet the media will never touch this. The NAACP brokered a deal with the county and school district to prevent students from being arrested and convicted. This prevented the shooter from having a criminal record and being stopped from buying a firearm. They would rather take our guns away than tell the truth.

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he NAACP has brokered a groundbreaking collaborative agreement on school discipline with Broward County Public Schools, law enforcement and its community partners. The agreement will serve as a model for school districts nationwide that aim to end the school to prison pipeline wreaking havoc in communities of color.

The collaborative agreement establishes proven alternatives to arrest for misdemeanor infractions by students that include common sense approaches such as counseling and mentorship. The historic agreement leverages the support of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and local law enforcement by reducing student suspensions, expulsions and arrests, while maintaining safe learning environments for students.

The agreement highlights the role of school officials in determining when student infractions warrant an arrest versus school disciplinary measures, particularly for minor misbehavior/offenses. The collaborative agreement is part of the national movement to end the schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline.

Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors Roslyn M. Brock praised the new agreement:

This comprehensive agreement changes the future of education in Broward County and sets the stage for a revolution nationwide. I commend our Florida leaders for bringing all of the parties together to shutdown the school to prison pipeline.

From Adora Obi Nweze, President of the NAACP Florida State Conference:

We now have the foundation to save a generation of youth of color from the criminal justice system. This would not be possible without the leadership of our Ft Lauderdale/ Broward Branch.

From Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Director and Sr. VP of Policy and Advocacy:

I applaud the efforts of NAACP Broward County President Marsha Ellison, School Superintendent Robert Runcie, Broward County law enforcement and all of the community partners involved in this effort for taking a stand against overly severe disciplinary policies the criminalize students for behavioral issues normally addressed by a school administrator. Arrests do not make schools safer. This agreement to embrace alternatives to police intervention will be the prototype for ending the school to prison pipeline in every Florida school district and school districts across the nation.

From Dr. Niaz Kasravi, Criminal Justice Director for the NAACP:

Too often, too many children in this country unnecessarily lose learning time and, too often, get criminalized for routine adolescent misbehavior. Today’s groundbreaking collaborative agreement will go a long way in putting a stop to the destructive pipeline that funnels children from school into prison and alters the trajectory of their lives forever. The NAACP hopes law enforcement and educators nationwide will work with their communities to adopt similar measures.

From Evans Moore, Interim Education Director for the NAACP:

Broward County Public Schools should be hailed as a leader for ending its zero tolerance disciplinary policy that has become too common over the past two decades in school districts across the country. Those policies have failed to improve the disciplinary climate and culture of schools. Today’s historic collaborative agreement sends a message to school districts across the country that Broward County Public Schools want to see its students, particularly those of color, thrive.

From Kevin Myles, Southeast Regional Director for the NAACP:

The NAACP, Broward Country Public Schools and all of the community partners involved in this groundbreaking agreement have taken important steps to end the overly harsh school disciplinary policies that lands students in the criminal justice system. Starting today, Broward County students will achieve higher heights as we close the school to prison pipeline.
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