por Administración del COFI | Ago 27, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
“Most of the high schools that voted to remove one officer are in low-income Black neighborhoods, while those that voted to remove both officers have mostly Latino students or a mixed student body. ‘It is bull,’ said Dexter Leggin, a parent who works...
por Administración del COFI | Ago 4, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
“Parent and activist Dexter Leggin said under-resourced schools also feel like police are their only option for dealing with troubled students. Leggin works with the parent action group, COFI. ‘When a kid is acting up, we don’t have the resources,’...
por Administración del COFI | Jul 9, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
Maria Leticia (Letty) Toribio, copresidenta de la Campaña de Justicia Primaria de POWER-PAC IL, habló con NBC 5 para su serie Race in Chicago sobre las continuas disparidades educativas en la ciudad, hablando específicamente sobre la disciplina escolar. Mira la historia aquí.
por Administración del COFI | Jul 8, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
“Parents such as Monica Alba agree that boosting counselor staffing is key. Through the parent group Community Organizing and Family Issues, Alba has been involved in advocacy to mandate lower counselor ratios across Illinois. When her son was in fifth grade...
por Administración del COFI | Mar 31, 2021 | Justicia elemental
Above: POWER-PAC IL parent leaders Dexter Leggin and Lynn Morton advocating during Fall 2020’s Counselors Not Cops campaign. Since the early 2000s, POWER-PAC IL parents have led the charge in ending the school-to-prison pipeline. So far, they’ve won a...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 25, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
“At the community meetings, the conversation focused on residents’ experiences with campus police and possible safety alternatives to the program. On Tuesday night, at a discussion led by the parent group COFI Power PAC, the grandmother of a student who was...
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