Audra and Elisa discuss the ineffectiveness of police presence in American public schools, the lack of necessary mental health resources, and how none of it is keeping kids safer. This episode pairs best with de-escalation efforts and treating kids like kids. Image and Video Time Stamps Autism Needs Circular Diagram (20:45), as referenced by @SoundOfTheForest on TikTok Call Your Girlfriend Abolitionist (54:10) Book Recommendation  For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education by Christopher Emdin Ph.D Keep the conversation going  Email us at culturecolander@gmail.com Follow us! Sources “Cops and No Counselors: How the Lack of Mental Health Staff Is Harming Students.” ACLU  “School Counselors Matter.” American School Counselors Association  “The History of School Policing.” The Center for Public Integrity  “Report to the Committees on Finance and Public Safety on the Fiscal 2022 Executive Budget for the New York Police Department,” The Council of the City of New York “False Sense of Security: Police Make Schools Safer - Right?” Maya Lindberg  “School-to-Prison-Pipeline.” NYCLU  “Police vs. Security - Understanding the Difference,” Blair Rankin  “What Does ‘Defund the Police’ Mean and Does It Have Merit?” Rashawn Ray  “School Resource Officers (SROs), Explained,” Stephen Sawchuk    “Report Shows School Segregation in New York Remains Worst in Nation,” UCLA  “A Look Inside the New York City Police Department Budget,” Vera Institute of Justice “School Resource Officers: When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease.” Kendrick Washington “Restorative Justice Is Racial Justice,” Matt Watkins