{"id":334,"date":"2021-09-21T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/tennessee\/?p=334"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:23:12","slug":"lets-end-police-presence-in-scs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/tennessee\/blog\/lets-end-police-presence-in-scs\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselors, not Cops: Let&#8217;s End Police Presence in MSCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s time to end police presence in MSCS. Our change partners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bridgebuilderschangefellows\"><strong>Bridge Builders Change: Counselors, Not Cops<\/strong><\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SCYC901\"><strong>Shelby County Youth Council<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0need your help in asking Shelby County Schools Board to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/counselors-not-cops-shelby-countymemphis\/?fbclid=IwAR1DakCjNlJ80K-nnby1rgNNYXV0ObolVcHJLnxq7HhEGkKa4KCNpbiGyLg\">end the district&#8217;s contract (MOU) with Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>The termination of this contract would ensure that our young people are spared unnecessary contact with the justice system. 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