Overview of Sanctuary Schools
It all begins with an idea.
Our youth demand schools where learning, not policing, is prioritized. The City of Philadelphia public schools currently spend $31 million a year on ensuring that schools are policed, while there is a major asbestos problem, insufficient nurses and counselors, and unhealthy lunches. Parents are getting picked up by ICE right outside of schools, while the City has NO policy on school or administrators interactions with ICE. Our youth deserve schools to be spaces of sanctuary and learning instead of spaces of criminalization and fear.
Actions
It all begins with an idea.
Get Involved
Reach out and get connected to our Fuerza youth program and join in on the organizing for police free schools and a policy on ICE interactions! Email our Fuerza Coordinator, Lupe Mendez at guadalupe@vamosjuntos.org for our program schedule.
Sign the Philadelphia Student Union’s petition demanding police free schools!