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    Activists call for defunding LAUSD police, removing officers from campus

    The Los Angeles Unified School District is the nation’s second largest school district. It’s also home to the largest school police force, the LA School Police Department.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 16, 2020 • 1 min read

    The Los Angeles Unified School District is the nation’s second largest school district. It’s also home to the largest school police force, the LA School Police Department. Alongside Black Lives Matter LA and grassroots group Students Deserve, United Teachers Los Angeles is calling on the district to defund school police and remove them from campuses entirely.

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    3. 14:52National Lawyers Guild sue LAPD over George Floyd protest response
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    2 of 3
    The future of the LAPD
    1. 0:00‘Defund LAPD’ gains traction at LA City Hall
    2. 7:50Activists call for defunding LAUSD police, removing officers from campusYou’re reading this
    3. 14:52National Lawyers Guild sue LAPD over George Floyd protest response
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