At Decatur High School we have a gate put up at our main entrance and by the PA and the students of Decatur High School strongly feel that the gate is an illustration of imprisonment, xenophobia, and inequality. The more schools that are created the more they resemble prisons. Schools and criminal justice systems are slowly merging into one. Many schools have increased their security and surveillances for school but this hasn't been equally applied. Rather, schools with a greater number of students of color are more likely to have heavy handed security measures. In the name of equal rights and justice. In the name of protecting the youth and their mindsets, take down the gate!