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Master Phil in Your Corner: EP 138: Is the Left Yanking SRO’s from Our Schools?
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- Master Phil in Your Corner
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- Sep 23, 2025
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Master Phil in Your Corner: EP 138:Is the Left Yanking SRO’s from Our Schools? There is a bill called the“Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act” introduced by Democratic lawmakers including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Senator Chris Murphy, and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The bill aims to limit police presence in K-12 public schools by prohibiting the use of federal funds tohire, recruit, or maintain police officers on school campuses. Instead, it proposes investing in school counselors, social workers, nurses, mental health professionals, and trauma-informed personnel who are trained to supportvulnerable students and create safer and healthier learning environments. Key provisions of the bill include: • Prohibiting federal funding for police in schools. • Establishing a multi-billion dollar grant program to help school districtshire counselors and other support staff. • Shifting focus from policing to mental health services and trauma-informedcare. • Addressing the disproportionate impact of police in schools on Black, Latino,LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. • Aimed at reducing the school-to-prison pipeline and improving educationaloutcomes and school climate. The bill is backed by major teachers’ unions and various civil rights organizations and is part of a broader effort to transform school safety practices nationwide by replacingpolice with counselors and support personnel proven to be more effective in creating supportive school environments The “Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act” (H.R. 2739) introduced in 2025 by Rep. Ayanna Pressleycurrently has around 10 cosponsors. Some known cosponsors include: • Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) • Rep. Summer L. Lee (PA) • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ) • S…