Chicago Public Schools move to remove police next year chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Chicago Board of Education is moving forward with plans to terminate its $10.3 million school resource officer program in Chicago Public Schools and order schools to remove officers before the 2024-25 school year starts. The resolution to remove school resource officers is expected to pass swiftly with backing from Mayor Brandon Johnson and will require the district to create a new policy .
The resolution, which is backed by Chicago s mayor, will require the district to create "a holistic approach" to safety and would remove school resource officers before the first.
The Chicago Board of Education approved a $10.3 million contract with the Police Department Wednesday to post school resource officers in about a quarter of district high schools in the coming school year. The vote came amid renewed scrutiny over the presence of law enforcement in schools and over who should decide if the cops are welcome. But the 57 school resource officers funded by the new .
Police will be back in some Chicago schools, despite debate chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.