On February 9, 2017, Syracuse police officer and school resource officer (SRO) Vallon Smith used excessive force against a 14-year-old Nottingham High School student with special needs, according to the Mayor’s Citizen Review Board (CRB). A surveillance video from the school shows Officer Smith punching the child in the face, placing…

Saturday March 4, 12-1 pm Hanover Square, Downtown Syracuse On Saturday, March 4, students, teachers, parents and community members across New York state will stand up for education justice. Here in Central New York we will rally and march in downtown Syracuse to send a bold message to our state…