ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, the Orange County School Board is set to approve a proposed budget that includes more than a million-dollar increase in school safety.A local activist group said that it is pushing for that money to go elsewhere.With more law enforcement on campus, the group said that it helps promote a school to prison pipeline.Christopher Furino works as the education organizer for Central Florida Jobs with Justice.
He said that his coalition has spoken with several Orange County school board members, urging them not to increase the school policing budget.“Having more SRO’s in the schools for us actually increases the number of students who get arrested for things that are actually typical teenage behavior,” said.