Police don't make most black students feel safer, survey shows [chalkbeat.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/10/2012:15 PM

By Claire Bryan, Chalkbeat, June 8, 2020

White students feel safer in the presence of police than black students, according to a recent survey of New Orleans students.

The survey, conducted by Tulane University during the 2018-19 school year, showed that 69% of white students said they felt safer in the presence of police, while only 40% of black students said the same.

The recent killing of George Floyd, a black man killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, is fueling nationwide protests and prompting school districts across the country to reexamine the role of police in their schools. Tulane conducted the survey last school year before the pandemic, but released it today.

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