Posted on 01/07/2024 2:37:01 AM PST by Libloather
The Chicago Board of Education, which runs Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is reportedly seeking to remove police officers from schools in the next academic year.
"Alderman Nicholas Sposato (38th) said that two school system sources have told him that the school board could make the decision as soon as its Jan. 25 meeting, possibly opting not to renew its approximately $10 million contract with the city for police officers," Nadig Newspapers reported.
"They told me there’s going to be no SROs," Sposato said.
The Chicago Board of Education is said to be seeking to strip Local School Councils, made up of parents, teachers and students, of their power to choose whether or not to have school resource officers (SROs) at their schools. After taking the decision away from local councils, the board will remove all officers from school grounds, according to local outlet WBEZ.
"So much for democracy with the decision to get rid of SROs," Sposato said, who also said the move would be a "terrible idea."
Taft High School Principal Mark Grishaber shared concerns about the potential decision, saying safety is their primary concern.
According to Grishaber, surveys show that parents, faculty and students at his school support police officers in schools 80-90%. He added that despite support for SROs, he had been told the board had already "made its decision."
When running for mayor, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned police officers being on school grounds, saying that "armed officers have no place in schools in communities already struggling with over-incarceration, criminalization, profiling and mistrust."
However, Johnson approved Local School Councils voting on the presence of police officers in schools after being elected.
The Chicago Board of Education will reportedly vote this summer on whether to renew the police contract.
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Walk me through this “Safety Third” thing
https://mikerowe.com/2020/03/walk-me-through-this-safety-third-thing/
Just hand out pistols to all the students. They’ll figure it out.
Anybody remember the summer riot of 1968 in Chicago? You can almost see Civil War II breaking out in a race riot between Chicago gangs and illegals making the nationwide riots of convicted felon drug addict Floyd look like a picnic. The gangs and thugs will win this easily but the Feds getting in the way will just make it worse.
This will be the one show this generation to stay away from, it’s all the rat’s problem this time.
The war zone Chicago, of all places. Deliberate chaos.
I forget to mention if the DNC rats take Xiden off the ballot at their convention including the affirmative action VP and then take the white boy from CA and it stick him in instead it will not be pretty.
The Chicago School Board has a death wish for all their charges, teachers and students alike, and maybe a few administrative types as well.
Since all Chicago schools are “gun free zones” the probability that mass shootings will surely occur several times goes up exponentially. There are any number of ways to sneak handguns or even rifles around a metal detector, that an arsenal could be in a couple of lockers. The $10 million or so “saved” seems like a pretty petty form of “thrift”.
Elections have consequences.
Hey, it’s what the voters wanted.
I think if you approached private security firms...you could find a lesser cost situation by avoiding the police unions. Wouldn’t shock me if several companies have already approached the school system offering their services.
Yea. Once we get back to the days where you can have your rifle in the back window of your truck we will have arrived back to a more peaceful, respectful time. Chicago is just trying to ensure they’re number 1 at something I guess. Murder is what they’re best at.
Brilliant!!!
This may be about pensions...
Or sexual abuse of the students...
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Can anyone say *Lord of the Flies*?
Bigger “No Guns Allowed” signs should do it!
Growing up in the Deep South in the 50s and 60s we never needed LEO at schools. We had several male teachers with three foot oak paddles and muscular arms. Oh, and nearly every vehicle had at least one gun openly displayed.
If you need law enforcement in the government schools then social trust is gone, the rules, values, and entry requirements are low or non existent, AND YOU NEED TO REMOVE YOU CHILDREN AND GRANDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM THESE CREATED HOLDING PENS AND INTO SAFE AND TRUE LEARNING.
First off, they’re NOT “Resource” Officers, as they are not a “Resource” for anything.
They’re Security Officers.
If you can’t NAME a thing accurately, you can’t properly define its role.
I support removing cops from school. I hated having cops in my kids’ schools. Creepy.
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