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June 24, 2020

Student-Led March in Oakland Calls for End to Police in Schools
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Protests against police brutality and racism are continuing across the
country. In Washington, D.C., police in riot gear violently cleared a
small protest encampment near the White House on Tuesday. In Richmond,
Virginia, 12 people were arrested as they attempted to set up a protest
encampment outside Richmond City Hall. Officers used tear gas, pepper
spray and flashbangs to break up the protest. Meanwhile, in Oakland,
California, dozens of students rallied on Tuesday to push the school
district to remove police officers from the city's schools. This is
Jessica Black, director of the Black Organizing Project.

Jessica Black: "Children don't need to be criminalized for being
children. Schools were supposed to be places where children can learn
social skills - schools and community. So what we're really pushing is
we're pushing the institution of policing out, and we're saying bring
community in."



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