Police out of schools!
Police officers in schools are called “safer schools officers”. But as many students point out, these officers make schools less safe for them. A 15 year old girl, Child Q, was assaulted at her school by Metropolitan Police officers two years ago under the premise of a strip search after a (false) accusation that she had cannabis. A local safeguarding review noted that racism contributed to the decision to strip search Child Q, who is Black. Over 5,000 children have been strip searched in London schools in the last three years. That figure only includes strip searches that took place after...