17-year-old Stephanie Lopez started advocating at school board meetings for school resource officers (SROs)—armed, district-funded trained police officers—to be replaced with adult hall monitors. By involving staff who would get to know the students instead of giving them citation, Lopez is looking for a more holistic approach to student management.
Author: Nadia Farjami
Nadia Farjami is a student journalist from California. She’s been published in The New York Times and was a reporter for The Trace’s “Since Parkland Project.” She’s also the Editor-in-Chief of her high school’s newspaper.