Following the construction of the new courtyard in Decatur High School, administrators have installed a new security system: a blue emergency phone. The emergency phones have been very successful in mitigating crime due to its easy use and bright lights discouraging any would be perpetrators.
All around the country, police brutality is a major issue. The Beacon Hill chapter of the NAACP hosted a workshop and panel discussion to help teens be knowledgeable of their rights in their encounters with police.
For many teenagers, the police are enemies. Stories of police brutality, encounters at house parties, and limited positive interactions have created a stereotype of the police, and it’s one that many officers find unfair.
![Activist Nat Soul rallies at #ShutdownA14, an April 14 protest in Atlanta. “Being together in this kind of environment empowers [people] to make a change,” she said.](https://3ten.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cover-1-475x300.jpg)