YPRC Political Line: Education

Students / Education

We organize against budget cuts to education at every level. We believe that education is a human right, and that public education should be cost-free.

The rise of racist and discriminatory rhetoric at public institutions for higher education is a national shame, in our community students and faculty have lost faith in the administration’s willingness to keep us safe. We aspire to organize all working class and minority students in the interest of their already besieged education. We envision a society where students have the resources they need to be safe. Now is the time to hold administration – who have knowingly accepted the role to serve and protect the student body – accountable for our safety.

YPRC believes that interactions with university administration should be positive and limited. When students have a negative interaction with administration or law enforcement, the experience can have adverse psychological effects on them. Students should not be detained, arrested or sanctioned for any status offense or act that would be legal if they were off campus under any circumstance, except in cases involving a deadly weapon. Sanctions should only be utilized in clearly defined situations involving physical violence. Public institutions should be demilitarized and rid of repressive policies. We believe that the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee should employ personnel trained in conflict resolution to handle behavioral disruptions and other conflicts.