The Los Angeles Unified School Board’s decision to cut funding for the police department has generated a lot of argument and division among the residents of the city. Reducing the police budget will free up funds that can be diverted to other programs, which will help keep #publicschool campuses safe by improving the lives of LA residents. The police are more of a reactionary agency whose activities majorly focus on calls and emergencies; it's like curing a disease rather than preventing it. 

The funds received from the reduction in the funding of the police will be spent on schools with the highest proportion of students of color. It funds programs such as the Black Student Achievement Alliance. Spending less on police also frees up money that can be used to hire social workers, counselors, and safety aides who will see to the prevention of violence before they occur. When violence can be avoided in the first place, police officers will not be needed.

The cut in police funding is a way of fighting systemic racism in the education system. Calls have been made by activists to defund the police and end police brutality, and the school board sees this as a way of lending their voice to the movement. 

It frees up funds that can be used to increase access to counselors and social workers that will help the development of students. Their mentorship of these students will make them better citizens. Students surrounded by good counselors will have people to discuss challenges and heartaches with, and this will go a long way toward developing students who are emotionally mature and mentally stable. Students with good mental health are less susceptible to take a path of violence and crime.