On June 2, the Minneapolis Board of Education passed a resolution that would end its business relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department. The action came the week after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, terminating a $1.1 million contract.“It shouldn’t have taken another killing of a Black man at the hands of police to act, but we are thankful the school board listened and severed financial ties with the Minneapolis Police Department,” says Greta Callahan, president-elect of the teachers’ chapter of MFT, which has long advocated for cutting ties with the police. As the nation continues to reel from the murders of unarmed Black people, other school districts across the nation are considering similar measures.
