LABOR COMMUNITY STRATEGY CENTER

The Community Rights Campaign addresses widespread public health problems among high school youths of color—obesity, substance abuse, mental illness, chronic disease, and homicide—which we believe are directly exacerbated by racialized “zero tolerance” policies exercised within the Los Angeles public high school system that increasingly address student behavior issues through repression and the criminalization of everyday life for so many youth.
The core demands of the Community Rights Campaign’s No to Pre-Prison Project are:
Decriminalize truancy—Repealing LA’s “daytime curfew,” the legal basis for truancy and tardy tickets.
End Zero Tolerance policies and transform school culture—Reversing the schools-as-jails culture and creating positive learning environments.
Police accountability—Establishing a community oversight body for misconduct by LASPD officers and reduce and restrict school police involvement in enforcing discipline on school campuses.