Students organized by Latinos Unidos Siempre urged the Salem-Keizer School Board in July 2019 to address the mental health needs of immigrant students and stop policies that disproportionately punish students of color. (FILE/Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
A local youth group, Latinos Unidos Siempre, is leading a push to spend money that the Salem-Keizer School District now pays police officers – about $1 million per year – on hiring more counselors and educators to work with students of color.
A student spokesman explains to Salem Reporter what’s behind the drive.