Chicago Public Schools to Spend $76.3M on Security Cameras
CPS will phase-in its new or upgraded security cameras over three years, from 2023-2025.
CPS will phase-in its new or upgraded security cameras over three years, from 2023-2025.
As part of an agreement with the state and in consultation with the victim’s family, the former student won’t serve time behind bars.
Some parents are pushing for more school safety agents while others believe restorative justice is the best approach to combat increasing student violence.
Despite task force recommendation to disband on-campus police, Fremont School Board reinstated the SRO program at a cost of $913,000 per year.
After the task force’s findings were released, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced an immediate hiring freeze on all UCPD officers.
A recent survey of staff, parents, students and community members found 82% believe SROs are important or very important in keeping schools safe.
The proposal comes after de Blasio said school safety agents would be moved from under the NYPD and amid a hiring freeze of social workers and guidance counselors.
Data from the last three years shows the majority of student arrests were made by security personnel and not school resource officers.
The recommendations include implementing restorative justice practices and dedicated spaces to support student mental health.
The 3-day virtual event will bring together renowned school safety experts, thought leaders and school-based crisis survivors.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.