A note about D.A.R.E., Philadelphia, and the Connelly Foundation.

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When I went to compulsory schools in the 60s and 70s, there were no police on school grounds, except for a few times when a D.A.R.E. officer came in and gave a presentation.

Earlier today there was a post about a whistleblower Philadelphia drug officer who admitted to lying thousands of times in their zeal to make arrests, this included planting of evidence. I looked up D.A.R.E. in Philadephia, and made a post about The Philadelphia Police Foundation funding the D.A.R.E. program. One of two major funders of the PPF were the Connelly Foundation.

According to Wikipedia,

The Connelly Foundation is a Philadelphia philanthropic organization based in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The organization was founded in 1955 by businessman and entrepreneur John F. Connelly, most commonly known for founding Connelly Containers, based just outside Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. John F. Connelly headed the foundation until his death in 1990,[2] and his wife Josephine led until her death in 1999. The Connelly Foundation is currently headed by Josephine C. Mandeville, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer.

The stated mission of The Connelly Foundation is as follows: "[The] Connelly Foundation is a private grant making organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in the greater Philadelphia region. [The] Connelly Foundation responds to requests for funding from education, health and human service, cultural and civic organizations. It's [sic] heritage is steeped in the integrity of its founders, who embodied the ideals of faith, uncommon vision and the manifest courage of their convictions."

The foundation is arguably most well known in the Delaware Valley area for its charitable giving and general financial support to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In 2006, the foundation gave over $3.4 million to Catholic education in the Philadelphia area.[3]

That seems fascinating to me. A foundation whose primary interest is religion and particularly Catholic private-school education, is funding police presence on public-school campuses.

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1. Complete the idea ... right to remain silent.

Many, many times it has been said on DU, and elsewhere, "Don't talk to the police." The 5th Amendment and, if arrested, a Miranda warning remind us we have the right to remain silent. The police are on school grounds to "collect intelligence" (according to Teske), and thus kids are being trained to talk to the police instead of protect their constitutional rights.