To: The Missouri State House, The Missouri State Senate, and Governor Mike Parson

Students Are Not Felons

Stop the statute that proposes to charge kids with felonies and increase the school to prison pipeline.

January 2017, an amendment to a Missouri statute will take effect. This change will affect students, schools, and our communities. Justice and liberty are at stake; a law that could potentially stifle an education before it begins, disproportionately affect citizen votes, and further disenfranchise citizens must be repealed. Don't sentence our children for the crimes of our society.

There are multiple outlets to learn more about this issue. Here are some:

https://www.google.com/amp/fox2now.com/2016/12/21/fighting-at-school-could-result-in-felony-charge/amp/

http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/12/missouri-statute-feeds-school-to-prison-pipeline/

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/school-fights-felony-prison-pipeline/

You can also call your state representatives to affect change:

http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx