Here is why having police officers in schools is detrimental to youth and community safety [courier-journal.com]

Karen Clemmer 10/11/2112:47 PM

By Terry Brooks, Courier-Journal, October 7, 2021

Is that the best we’ve got for our kids?

Knee-jerk and wrong-headed proposals. Courageous young people giving voice to the issues at hand in the middle of a school board meeting. Bold leadership from our superintendent. And a puzzling mix of regressive and promising policy proposals from Metro Council leadership.

Thus is the landscape of Louisville as we grieve the tragic murder of Tyree Smith.

And as we reflect upon the Louisville landscape, it is a collective imperative that we take a hard-eyed look at solutions to honor Tyree and to prioritize all the boys and girls in our city.

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