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Kelda Roys: “Responding to threats in our community not with evidence…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 39:23

Right. But we also want to make sure that the police that are responding and interacting to children do have specials. And in my treaty, the idea of Responding to threats in our community not with evidence based policy to past response to the gun safety regulation, but instead to militarize our schools to harden them, to put metal detectors in so that our young people feel like they're going into a prison rather than a learning environment. That is wrong. That's not what I want my kids or yours. I want the adults in responsible choices that keep our kids safe. And we can do that without violating amazements. (39:23–39:45)

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Criticizes the militarization of schools as a response to threats, advocating for evidence-based policies instead.

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