Having the basic necessities of life such as nutritious meals and financial security is a universal human right and something all people concerned with the well-being of children should work to secure.
"Getting to Zero: A 50 State Study of Strategies to Remove Youth from Adult Jails," analyzes national data sets and state laws to provide concrete policy change recommendations to remove youth from adult jails across the country.
An analysis of the Student Safety Act data from the second quarter of 2018 shows an increase in total NYPD interventions in New York City schools compared to the same period in 2017 – from 2,620 interventions to 3,060.