Sure, but a police officer has much (much) more power than 5 teachers. I can't remember the last time teachers benefited from qualified immunity or civil forfeiture.
Sounds like you don't live in a red state.
https://newrepublic.com/article/163817/desantis-republicans-...
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2021...
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/gop-populist-defun...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/betsy-devos-and-the-gops-plan-...
https://www.salon.com/2022/07/01/schools-out-forever-arizona...
Hah! That says more about what you listen to than what’s being said. People have been fighting loudly to pull money out of public schools for longer than most people on this site have been alive. It provided more election debate and more massive ad and PR campaigns through the 80’s and 90’s than any police reform politic could dream of, and it continues to be a major part of today’s more crowded debate.