We strongly encourage the committee to oppose Section 20 of Senate Bill 2, although we support the increased mental health care access and fee-free early childhood interventions proposed by this bill and take no position on the remainder of Senate Bill 2.
Students attending schools with police on campus already are at higher risk of discipline, with Latinx students facing an arrest rate six times higher in schools with police than without. The danger of additional targeting of kids of color because of the availability of ACEs data is too risky.
