Community First Coalition

An intergenerational group of youth organizers and advocates who aim to desolve Connecticut’s reliance on police officers in schools.

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

We’re moving! 📢

For all updates, news, and upcoming events on the coalition, go to the @CTBBSU account!

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

Community First Coalition Campaign Day https://t.co/KJu53cfAm5

[Radical Advocates @RACCEWtby]

The School-To-Prison Pipeline is overflowing in Waterbury. I support safe schools and police free schools. Will you join us in our statewide campaign w/ the @CTBBSU @VernaRuffin @MayorOLeary @WaterburySchool @rep_am #CTCareNotCops

[Radical Advocates @RACCEWtby]

Tonight, #RACCE and its members will be inviting the @WaterburySchool & BOE to join us in supporting the @CTBBSU @ctcarenotcops statewide campaign for police free schools. Email us to get involved: [email protected] @MayorOLeary @vernaruffin @

[Iliana Pujols @ilianap_]

This is why we need police free schools… what happened to “there to protect?” #CareNotCops ⁦@ctcarenotcops⁩ https://t.co/ZkLqnMtjiL

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

Research shows that the presence of SROs in schools increases the likelihood of discipline and arrest for Black and Latinx students.There is an overreliance on police state-wide instead of more restorative means of helping students such as investing in more student counsellors.

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

On September 20th a fight between two middle schoolers at West Side Middle School in Waterbury. The police were called; both students were arrested. One was charged with breach of peace 2, and the other was charged with breach of peace 2 and assault 3.

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[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

Proven by data: Waterbury had 259 students arrested in the 2018-19 school year. Despite only accounting for 3.5% of students statewide, Waterbury accounts for 18% of all students arrested in CT. Waterbury students are 5 times more likely to be arrested than their peers.

[Iliana Pujols @ilianap_]

“Schools are not a place for police to repair relationships that are violated and ruined in the community” #ctCareNotCops

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

Make sure to follow us on all social media! #carenotcops #ctcarenotcops

[Community First Coalition @ctcarenotcops]

Community First Coalition Campaign Launch! Here are photos from our press conference on September 18th, 2021. #carenotcops #ctcarenotcops

[Alycia @Alycia_Gay365]

CT black and Latino students are 3.1 and 1.6x more likely to be arrested in schools compared to their white peers. We need to end the school to prison pipeline and remove police from schools #ctCareNotCops @ctCareNotCops