How Teenagers Got Police to Back Down and Remove Military-Grade Weaponry From Their High Schools

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<p>‘A coalitio of Los A geles high school st e ts a grassroots orga izers j st accomplishe the thi kable. After early two years of sit-i s a protests, they force the police epartme t for the seco -largest p blic school istrict i the U ite States to remove gre a e la chers, M-16 rifles, a mi e-resista t amb sh protecte (MRAP) vehicle a other military-gra e weapo ry from its arse al.</p>
<p>B t the coalitio i ot stop there. Members took over a Los A geles U ifie School District (LAUSD) boar meeti g i Febr ary to call for proof that the arms ha bee ret r e to the Departme t of Defe se—a ema they eve t ally wo i the form of a itemize i voice for every weapo se t back to the DoD.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/civil-liberties/how-tee agers-a -activists-got-police-back- ow – emilitarize-their-ow -school" target="_bla k">Rea more: How Tee agers Got Police to Back Dow a Remove Military-Gra e Weapo ry From Their High Schools</a></p>