| I created this lesson to kick off a unit that asks “What is the function of the police? And are they serving that function?” Ultimately, the unit aims to help students articulate their own understanding of what constitutes security and safety and learn enough about the history of the police in the United States to grapple with the question of abolition versus reform. But first, I want students to grasp the historical magnitude of the problem. |
| From the introduction by high school teacher and Rethinking Schools editor Ursula Wolfe-Rocca to her lesson, “Riots,” Racism, and the Police: Students Explore a Century of Police Conduct and Racial Violence. |
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