We use the law in all its forms to change culture and Eyes of Black Girls 17 drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down Though Black Girls in M-DCPS Have Been Immersed in the Culture of Fear That Underlies Florida School Safety Policies and Have Fears the barriers that harm all of us—especially those who face multiple forms of dis- About Their Physical Safety,. [...] recommendations for schools and lawmakers to implement the vision of holistic school safety that In school settings that are not intentional about ensuring that students feel supported, Black girls are the girls shared with us—strategies for schools to invest in their psychological and emotional safety experiencing harassment, humiliation, surveillance, physical harm, and invasion of privacy. [...] of school security increases the likelihood that they will be suspended and arrested.3 Black girls, in particular, are more likely to be referred to law enforcement and more likely to be arrested in school Black girls want to feel safe to be girls with the same courtesy, care, and understanding adults than white girls.4 Reliance on school security and police to address typical youth behavior contr. [...] And they just wait for us to do something wrong or mess up and to give us a cruel and unnecessary punishment … and I feel like that’s not helping us in any way and not encouraging us to come in school to learn. [...] with the officer by offering to go into the hallway There is also the potential for school police with him and her teacher to show him the and law enforcement to abuse their power by contents of the bag privately.
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