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Districts Jettison School Police Officers Amid Protests

PORTLAND, Ore. — An increasing number of cities are rethinking the presence of school resource officers as they respond to the concerns of thousands of demonstrators — many of them young — who have filled the streets night after night to protest the death of George Floyd. Portland Public Schools,...

Community College Chief Wants Police Training Changes

Eloy Ortiz Oakley wants to change how police officers in California are trained. Oakley is the chancellor of the state’s 115 community colleges and consequently oversees one of the largest training networks for California police. Eighty percent of police officers in California get training at a community college, according to...

Why Are White Supremacists Protesting the Deaths of Black People?

By Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid As protests about police violence among black people continue and become more widespread across the U.S., certain individuals and groups have begun to stand out – including anarchists, agitators and members of a variety of far-right groups. With the country’s long history of racist...

Should Police Officers Still Be Assigned to FUSD Campuses?

The debate over whether police officers and sheriff's deputies should be assigned to Fresno Unified school campuses heated up Thursday evening during a special board meeting on the proposed 2020-21 budget for California's third-largest school district. Sixty people submitted public comments urging the board to end the district's employment of...

Mayor in Crisis: Role Shifts for LA's Garcetti Amid Unrest

LOS ANGELES — The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut funding for the police department. There was anger about curfews, and the use of rubber bullets...

Castro: Fresno State Can Do More to Drive Social Justice Reforms

Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro said the university already has taken on a significant role in addressing racial inequity and disparities in justice, health care, educational opportunities, and child development through its educational and research programs and its service efforts in the community. But, he told GV Wire this...

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