Denver will be electing a new Mayor on June 7th. The new mayor will then select a new chief of police for the city. The chief of police has an impact on the School to Jail Track, particularly in regards to police tickets and arrests within school and the placement and oversight of school resource officers. Furthermore, the new mayor and chief of police must be committed to eliminating the over-criminalization of youth and keeping students in school and on the track to college, not jail. For this reason, Jovenes Unidos is demanding to work with the new Denver mayor and be part of the selection process.
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