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When students of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) enter their school buildings, they are greeted by 21,600 bullets and at least 360 firearms. The school district spends at least $33 million dollars on weapons and salaries for police officers. Called School Resources Officers, there were 180 Chicago police officers hired to patrol the hallways of CPS last year, who have a total of over 2,354 misconduct complaints filed against them.

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