Episode 4: "As If I Were A Criminal"
“Why (would I get) arrested for bringing something that’s going to protect myself when nobody else is going to protect me?”
Kennedy reported this episode as a high school senior. She lives in Brooklyn.
By Kennedy Lesaine
Metal detectors are a huge part of the culture at my high school, quickly blending into the lives of students and staff. The practice of rechecking pockets and belongings before stepping in front of one of these devices lodges its way into the minds of kids as soon as they begin high school.
This is a story about my friend Rojuiana and her incident with the metal detectors. But there is even more at stake here. What is the impact of metal detectors on students in predominantly Black and brown high schools across New York City and what can we do to change it?
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