by COFI Admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Elementary Justice
Congratulations to the Elementary Justice Campaign for another successful Week of Action in partnership with Dignity in Schools! We held three remarkable gatherings to elevate campaign efforts led by POWER-PAC IL parents and promote this year’s theme,...
by COFI Admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Elementary Justice, In the Media
“For years, Chicago parent Maria Toribio heard countless stories of school officials quick to call police to deal with minor disciplinary issues. She worried these police interactions would follow students into adulthood and criminalize them. ‘Instead of...
by COFI Admin | Oct 31, 2021 | Elementary Justice
This month, COFI and POWER-PAC IL were proud to join grassroots organizers, student and parent groups, education advocates, and other members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign in National Week of Action Against School Pushout. This year’s theme, Community Not Cops,...
by COFI Admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Elementary Justice, In the Media, Legislation
Many students across the state are returning to in-person school for the first time in a year and a half, and POWER-PAC IL parents are back to it as well and hitting the ground running! Pictured above are members of Southside Parents United Roundtable, or SPUR branch...
by COFI Admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Elementary Justice, In the Media
“Upholding all schools’ votes to begin the school year was necessary, Dexter Leggin said. His son attends Al Raby High School in East Garfield Park, which voted to keep one officer. Students, parents, faculty and other school community members must be the ones...
by COFI Admin | Sep 5, 2021 | Elementary Justice, In the Media
“CPS parent Dexter Leggin has two children at CPS high schools and is a parent leader with the nonprofit Community Organizing and Family Issues. Leggin says he supports the removal of police from schools, and that improving relationships between Black and brown...
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