Student activists pushing for police-free schools in Syracuse, New York, are backing Twiggy Billue, a candidate in the June 22 primary who wants to follow school districts across the country that have cut ties with cops.
Racial justice protests rocked the city last year. Activists see next week’s mayoral race as a chance to take a new path.
Massachusetts ended a mandate requiring cops in schools. Now advocates want Maryland and Florida, the remaining states with such laws, to follow suit.
The city will use participatory budgeting to allocate $30 million to programs that create “true public health and safety.”