In many districts, defunding the police has targeted school security first,<ref>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-15/defund-police-schools-case-security-guards-campus</ref> leaving children vulnerable to gangs, drug dealers, violence, abuse, and sexual assault. | In many districts, defunding the police has targeted school security first,<ref>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-15/defund-police-schools-case-security-guards-campus</ref> leaving children vulnerable to gangs, drug dealers, violence, abuse, and sexual assault. |