My organization, Project NIA, is part of a coalition of civil rights organizations, law enforcement leaders and educators coordinated by Advancement Project that is raising concerns about calls for more police in schools as the Vice President’s task force on gun violence develops its policy recommendations in response to the Newtown tragedy.

Several of the groups participated in advisory meetings with the task force. A comprehensive policy is expected to be announced by President Obama next week. While there has been no official recommendation on funding more police in schools, there is speculation that there could be as members of Congress have made similar proposals and a number of school districts around the country have already indicated plans to add armed security, an approach initially advocated by the National Rifle Association.

Today, this coalition will release a White Paper on the problems already being experienced by stationing police in schools and offer alternative recommendations.

You can download the White Paper titled “Police in Schools are Not the Answer to the Newton Shooting” HERE (PDF).

The Washington Post published an article yesterday about the potential that the VP taskforce might propose more funding for police in schools.