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Pinellas school district inks law enforcement agreement amid community concerns
The district pledged to hold twice-a-year reviews of police activity in schools with the school board and the public.
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Pinellas School Board member Caprice Edmond insisted on regular community reviews of police activity in schools before offering support to a new contract between the district and local law enforcement. [ Pinellas County School District ]
Published Earlier today
After months of review, the Pinellas County School Board on Tuesday approved a new working agreement with 13 law enforcement agencies that operate inside the schools.
Originally set for adoption in February, the document came under fire from community groups, including the local NAACP chapter, for being devised without community input. Some civic leaders contended the proposal would lead to overpolicing of students in a district where Black children have been arrested at disproportionate rates.
Pinellas school contract with police agencies raises concerns
Civil rights attorneys fear the new agreement would strip students of protections from over-policing.
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Pinellas School Board member Caprice Edmond, seen here while campaigning last year, is pressing the district to take a closer look at its contract with local police agencies. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Updated Feb. 8
Attorneys and civil rights leaders are scrutinizing an agreement between the Pinellas County school system and 13 local police agencies, saying officials pushed it through without adequate notice or input from the community.
In a letter Thursday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund said it was âdismayedâ that the school district and the agencies âquietly negotiated the proposed agreement without the input of parents and students and with scarcely any input from educators.â
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