WTTW | “Board Approves CPS Code of Conduct Detailing How Administrators Should Deal With Police” 

Jasmine Roach, a student leader with Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE), said she doesn’t believe the revised code of conduct goes far enough. She said the policy only focuses on what happens before police are called, rather than outlining other alternatives to law enforcement that focus on addressing students’ mental health.

“Young people need to be part of these conversations because we are the ones strongly impacted by (your) decisions,” she told the board.

CPS said many of the revisions actually did come from students, specifically the two-dozen members of its Student Advisory Council, which works with the district on shaping school policy. That council also reached out to other CPS students in discussing these new revisions.

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