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Schools Without Police: Mental Health Support Over Arrests

This act aims to redirect federal funds from police presence in schools towards mental health and trauma-informed services. The goal is to improve academic outcomes and create safer learning environments, especially for marginalized students, by reducing arrests and referrals to law enforcement.
Key points
Prohibits federal funds for hiring, maintaining, or training police officers in schools.
Establishes a grant program for schools transitioning away from police, enabling them to hire counselors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and de-escalation specialists.
Prioritizes schools that have already removed police or serve economically disadvantaged students.
Bans zero-tolerance policies, surveillance equipment (e.g., metal detectors, facial recognition), and arming school personnel.
Requires schools to report on fund usage and changes in student arrests, disaggregated by demographic data.
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Additional Information
Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Print number: S 2125
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Process start date: 2021-06-17