{"id":978000,"date":"2021-11-06T19:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T23:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=978000"},"modified":"2021-11-06T19:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T23:44:04","slug":"boston-mayor-elect-michelle-wu-still-against-police-in-schools-after-principal-beaten-unconscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-elect-michelle-wu-still-against-police-in-schools-after-principal-beaten-unconscious\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu Still Against Police in Schools After Principal Beaten Unconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fboston-mayor-elect-michelle-wu-still-against-police-in-schools-after-principal-beaten-unconscious%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=978000&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu remains opposed to police in schools after a student allegedly beat a public school principal unconscious this week.<\/p>\n<p>Wu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/11\/04\/police-in-schools-michelle-wus-still-a-no-after-attack-on-boston-principal\/\">spoke<\/a> with reporters on Thursday regarding the alleged attack a student carried out on Patricia Lampron, principal at Henderson K-12 Inclusion School in Dorchester, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2021\/11\/05\/boston-principal-beaten-unconscious-during-rise-of-violence-in-schools\/\">left<\/a> Lampron unconscious for four minutes, according to an account from a school safety services officer, as reported by Breitbart News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/11\/04\/boston-public-schools-principal-unconscious-for-at-least-4-minutes-after-beating-police-report\/\">citing<\/a> the <em>Boston Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Wu said Thursday the incident was \u201can incredibly horrific, tragic situation\u201d and added that she was reaching out to \u201call the parties involved,\u201d the <em>Boston Herald<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cIt points to the need for us to really be investing in our young people, in our school systems, in the supports that are necessary,\u201d Wu, who was elected mayor Tuesday, stated, according to the <em>Herald<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;\u201cAll throughout the system we need \u2014 particularly in this moment coming out of the pandemic when there\u2019s been such stress, anxiety, trauma on our families \u2014 to be putting more resources into social and emotional supports, into the wraparound services that our schools should be providing,\u201d the mayor-elect added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Wu was asked to elaborate if that means there should be a police presence in the public school system, to which she replied, \u201cNo,\u201d according to the <em>Herald.&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Under Wu\u2019s public safety policy priorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michelleforboston.com\/issues\/public-safety\">listed<\/a> on her official campaign website, the policy priority states, \u201c<\/span><span>We also need to elevate youth voices and let young people lead the way in reimagining public safety in their own communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6355897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/high-school.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6355897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/high-school.png\" alt=\"AP Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP Photo\/Matt Slocum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cThat starts with meeting youth demands to remove police from Boston Public Schools and ensuring all students have access to trauma services, counselors, and other wrap-around services,\u201d the policy priority goes on to read.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last spring, Wu released campaign plans, which were critical of safety measures at Boston Public Schools, according to the <em>Boston Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMetal detectors have been found to negatively impact students\u2019 sense of safety at school, while school resource officers (SROs) disproportionately criminalize Black and Latinx students, perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline,\u201d the plans read, per the <em>Herald<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cWe must immediately move to dismantle these punitive measures and reinvest in restorative justice practices employed by trusted, adult school community members.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The alleged attack took place on Wednesday when the female student reportedly beat Lampron unconscious. The <em>Boston Herald<\/em> detailed a police report regarding the incident:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>The Boston Police officer arriving at the scene from the other side of the school where he\u2019d been doing a street-crossing assignment found Lampron unconscious on the ground, per the report, and the girl being held back by two \u201csafety services officers,\u201d or the district\u2019s quasi-police department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The cop cuffed the teen as she was talking about hitting the principal, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>A staffer at the school reportedly informed the officer that Lampron had approached the 16-year-old girl and told her to leave the campus, as the school day had ended, Breitbart News reported. The student reportedly told the principal, \u201cStop following me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The staffer informed police the girl started \u201cthrowing closed fisted strikes\u201d at the principal\u2019s head, according to the <em>Herald<\/em>. Lampron dropped to the ground before two safety services officers apprehended the student, the outlet reports.<\/p>\n<p><span>Lampron was \u201ccompletely knocked out\u201d for \u201cat least\u201d four minutes, a school safety services officer told police, according to the <em>Boston Herald<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lampron was taken to the hospital, and t<\/span><span>he student faces multiple counts of assault and battery.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins intends to prosecute the student, according to the <em>Boston Herald<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis frightening attack comes amid a rise in violence and aggression against educators and school employees,\u201d Rollins said. \u201cWe have heard the stories of violence and threats against educators as they work to provide safe and healthy schools for children to learn and thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu remains opposed to police in schools after a student allegedly beat a public school principal unconscious this week. 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