Do Public Comment. So commissioner collins . Yes, i want to put this on the record that i still have a lot of questions when we are looking at data. I had asked for data around sieft transfers as a sense of how we can see if kids are feeling safe. And the data that show shared with me showed that predominantly the number of kids requesting safety transfers were black students, is that correct . Or black and brown students were requesting more safety transfers than more races of students for violent related incidents . What is your sense . I dont know. The safety transfers are down quite a bit because we have more criteria that were looking at for safety transfers because a couple years ago, of course, it was just a tsunami of transports that kind of blocked the system. This year weve had less safety transfers this past year than we have in a number of years. So i guess that i want to put this out as a request more than a question. If were collecting data on students committing violence
Lot of questions when we are looking at data. I had asked for data around sieft transfers as a sense of how we can see if kids are feeling safe. And the data that show shared with me showed that predominantly the number of kids requesting safety transfers were black students, is that correct . Or black and brown students were requesting more safety transfers than more races of students for violent related incidents . What is your sense . I dont know. The safety transfers are down quite a bit because we have more criteria that were looking at for safety transfers because a couple years ago, of course, it was just a tsunami of transports that kind of blocked the system. This year weve had less safety transfers this past year than we have in a number of years. So i guess that i want to put this out as a request more than a question. If were collecting data on students committing violence we should also be collecting data on students that are being harmed or, you know, targeted because we
This is just under two and half hours. This meeting of the Senate Judiciary committee will come to order. A hearing on gun violence epidemic Public Health crisis is todays topic. Well hear from Public Health experts who have been on the front lines of gun violence epidemic. We understand the pain of a lump on his fellow member has been taken away too soon by the pull of a trigger was in the aftermath tearing through bone like it is tissue paper. In cities like chicago to a constant drumbeat of a gun gunviolence has turned Public Health professionals into battlefield experts. Chicago faces the same challenges as many other cities and towns. Many rural areas need higher rates of gun violence than the urban areas. Across the country gun violence is a Public Health epidemic more than 2022 firearm related deaths in the United States. That is 132 americans every day dying from gun violence. Than half theg firearm related vents or suicides four out of 10. Children and teenagers. Not auto acci
This week, house democrats, with the support of floyds family, reintroduced that act to create federal Police Reform. This is something that is a priority, this is demanded, and if you want to wait for someone like this to hit your front door and then you will be proactive, you have a problem. As democrats reintroduce that bill, President Joe Biden issued a Statement Saying President Biden also said he signed an Executive Order to implement aspects of the George Floyd Justice in policing act. If that legislation makes it through congress this time, it would address issues ranging from Policing Practices to accountability of Law Enforcement. If passed, it would lower the Criminal Intent Standards to convict a Police Officer for misconduct, limit qualified immunity as a defence to liability in a private civil action against a Law Enforcement officer and limit the unnecessary use of force and restricts the use of No Knock Warrants and chokeholds. Earlier, i spoke with representative Sheil
Comcast supports cspan as Public Service along with tse other Television Providers giving you a frontrow seat to testimony democracy. Up next state and local Law Enforcement officials talk about the challenges facing their local agencies, some of the topics covered include gun violence, workforce recruitment and retention and the ongoing fentanyl crisis. They testify before the House Homeland Security committee chaired by congressman mark greene at the start of the hearing there was a moment of silence for new jersey congressman donald payne, jr. , who died recently and who served on the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection the chair may declare the committee in recess at any point. Before we begin todays hearing, i would like to take a moment to recognize the loss of our dear friend to all on this committee congressman donald payne, jr. , congressman payne was a fierce advocate for the people of new jerseys tenth district, his legacy alon