Black Sanctuary, Not Pushout

Black Sanctuary, Not Pushout is a landmark report that documents both the progress and the ongoing struggle to build police-free, healing-centered schools in Oakland. Five years after the passage of the George Floyd Resolution, this report offers the most comprehensive look to date at how OUSD has implemented community-driven safety strategies—and where it continues to fall short. Grounded in data, lived experience, and the collective wisdom of Black students, parents, caregivers, educators, and organizers, the report exposes persistent racial disparities in suspensions, expulsions, and school-based policing while uplifting the community-created roles and resources that are transforming school culture. This is more than an evaluation—it is a roadmap toward true Black Sanctuary: schools where care replaces punishment, workers are valued, and Black children can learn and thrive without fear.