SCHOOL POLICE
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January 11, 2021 4:41 PM
Protestors rallied in front of LAUSD s headquarters during a protest last summer calling on the board to defund the LA School Police. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
Last summer, following nationwide protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, the L.A. Unified School District Board of Education agreed to cut its school police department’s budget by $25 million. The details such as how to make those cuts, and where to redirect the money were to be figured out soon thereafter.
Now, six months later, the proposal is still in limbo. A discussion on a drafted policy was scheduled for December, but Superintendent Austin Beutner postponed the item to allow more time for feedback from the school community. It was supposed to be taken up again at tomorrow’s board meeting but a revised agenda posted online says the item on School Police Budget Reduction and Reinvestment is “to be withdrawn.”
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