{"id":2184195,"date":"2024-02-22T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-moves-to-take-away-school-police-officers-for-equity-amid-violence\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:30:08","slug":"chicago-moves-to-take-away-school-police-officers-for-equity-amid-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-moves-to-take-away-school-police-officers-for-equity-amid-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago removes school police officers to promote equity amidst violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-moves-to-take-away-school-police-officers-for-equity-amid-violence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2184195&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chicago Pushes to Remove Police Officers from Public Schools<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago\u200b is\u2062 taking steps to eliminate a $10.3 million program that places police\u200c officers in public schools\u200b and aims \u200dto have them completely removed by the 2024-2025 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2064 is \u200csupporting a measure to remove school resource \u2064officers and develop a comprehensive safety policy for schools without\u2062 them. The Chicago Board of Education will vote on the new policy after it is requested from Chicago Public Schools by June 27.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Putting Ideology Ahead of\u200c Student Safety?<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Activists\u2064 push to get rid of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">school resource officers<\/a>,\u2063 but parents, staff, and students disagree and voice their support to keep them,&#8221; says Erika Sanzi, Director of Outreach \u2064for Parents\u2062 Defending Education. &#8220;Removing police from schools in areas with \u200dhigh violence rates seems like putting ideology ahead of what&#8217;s best for students and communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously, the school board approved a $10.3 million contract with the Chicago Police Department to fund schools that wanted to retain\u2063 their officers. Only two out of 40 school councils voted to remove officers last spring, and one school voted to remove only one of their two officers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Call for Change<\/h3>\n<p>A resolution from August 2020 directed the school district to phase out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-schools-struggling-to-comply-with-state-law-mandating-armed-security-officers-reports\/\" title=\"Texas schools are having difficulty meeting the requirement of having armed security officers, as mandated by state law.\">school resource\u2062 officers<\/a> \u2064and create \u2062alternative measures \u200dprioritizing student well-being and learning. \u200dSince then, 14 schools have removed 28 officers. \u200dHowever, the new resolution demands a \u200dcomplete end to school resource officers by the upcoming academic year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some Chicago principals\u200d and\u200c aldermen have expressed concerns about removing officers, citing the\u200b need for their\u200b presence in schools to address local violence. They argue that officers build relationships with students and that removing them could lead to unpredictable interactions with\u200c police.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Concerns from Principals\u200b and Aldermen<\/h3>\n<p>Troy LaRaviere, president of \u200cthe Chicago Principals &#038; \u2064Administrators Association, states, &#8220;If you don&#8217;t have an SRO, what are you supposed to do? You don&#8217;t have the\u2062 SRO with the relationships. You have to call 911. And then you have to get \u200cthe luck of the draw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro expresses disappointment, saying, &#8220;I think your decision places our students at \u200cmore risk and harm than ever before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>28th Ward Alderman\u2063 Jason Ervin adds, &#8220;Just yesterday, we had a melee over at Westinghouse, and \u2063without the support of the police department on scene, that situation could have been exponentially worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Advocates for \u200bremoving police officers argue that their presence is \u200cracist, leads\u2064 to the \u200bmistreatment of children, and creates an environment that hinders learning and safety. However, data shows that a significant number of arrests in Chicago schools are made against black students.<\/p>\n<p>The debate over school resource officers in Chicago continues, with stakeholders on both sides expressing their concerns and advocating for \u200cwhat \u200bthey believe is best for students and communities.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the concerns expressed by opponents\u2064 of removing \u2063police\u2064 officers from schools, and how do they argue that \u200balternative \u200dstrategies may \u2064not be effective in\u200b addressing student safety, especially \u200din areas with high violence\u2062 rates<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ote to remove officers during \u2062the fall of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to remove police officers from public schools in Chicago is\u200b part of a larger national movement \u200bthat gained momentum after the killing of George Floyd last year. Critics argue that the \u2063presence of police officers in schools contributes to the school-to-prison\u200d pipeline and disproportionately affects students of color. \u200cThey believe that instead of relying on\u2062 law enforcement, schools should invest in counselors, social workers, and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-31\/\" title=\"This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 31\u00a0\">mental health resources<\/a> to address student\u2063 safety.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of school resource officers, on \u2063the other hand, argue that their\u2063 presence is necessary to ensure the safety and \u2064security of students and\u2062 staff. \u2064They \u2062believe that removing\u200c police officers from schools in areas with high\u200d rates of\u2063 violence can put students and communities at risk. They \u200balso argue that officers serve \u200bas positive role \u200bmodels and \u2062can build relationships\u2062 with \u2063students, \u200bproviding \u200bthem with guidance and\u200b support.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c decision to remove police\u2064 officers from public\u2062 schools in Chicago is not without controversy. Erika Sanzi, the Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, expresses concern that this move is \u200bdriven by ideology rather \u2064than considering what is\u200b best for students and\u2063 communities. She argues that removing police from schools may \u200dnot \u200bbe \u200cthe most effective solution, especially in areas with\u200d high violence rates.<\/p>\n<p>However, proponents of removing\u200c school resource officers argue that alternative strategies can be more beneficial for students. They suggest that investing in social and emotional support services, conflict resolution\u2063 programs,\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-liberal-city-set-to-discipline-students-based-on-their-race-and-gender-identity-for-restorative-justice\/\" title=\"Liberal city to discipline students based on race, gender identity for 'restorative justice\">restorative\u2064 justice practices<\/a>\u200b can create\u200c a safer and more inclusive learning environment for all students.\u200d This approach\u200d seeks to address \u2063the root causes of student misbehavior and \u200cpromote\u2063 positive \u200dalternatives to \u200cpunitive measures.<\/p>\n<p>While the decision to remove police officers from public schools in Chicago is still pending, it reflects a larger conversation happening across the country\u200c about the role of\u2062 law enforcement in educational\u2063 institutions. Communities are grappling \u200dwith questions of\u200b how to ensure\u2062 student\u2062 safety while also addressing issues of racial\u2063 inequality \u200cand over-policing. \u200bThis decision in Chicago is seen as a significant step towards reimagining\u200b school safety policies and investing\u200c in alternative approaches that prioritize the well-being of all students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago is pushing to eliminate a $10.3 million program that stations police officers in public schools. Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, supports the removal of school resource officers and aims to establish a new safety policy for schools by 2024-2025. 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