Ms. Henderson, an independent at-large member of the Council, cited a 2017 report from the American Civil Liberties Union that found 91% of students arrested at schools in the District are Black, but they only make up 71% of the student population.
The reports would have to be broken down by race, gender, age, and disability to allow for “equitable, well-informed decisions for all students in the District,” Ms. Henderson said.
The School Police Incident Oversight and Accountability Amendment Act of 2021 stems from the city’s police reform commission report released last month which includes 90 recommendations.
Ms. Henderson co-introduced the bill along with Janeese Lewis George, Ward 4 Democrat; Robert C. White Jr., at-large Democrat; Kenyan R. McDuffie, Ward 5 Democrat and Brooke Pinto, Ward 2 Democrat.
From staff reports
BLOOMINGDALE Transition to Work students are back on the job after the coronavirus impacted their ability to hone their job skills.
Instructor Christina Henderson said her 12 juniors and seniors at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School have been performing tasks outdoors at Vaccaro Field, where they clean up after local games. The work allows them to get hands-on experience outside of school and she hopes they will also resume working for area businesses.
“We’re only allowed to have them at Vaccaro Field because it’s outside, but here at school we’ve opened our school store to staff only,” she added. “That allows the students to get their skills by running and cleaning the slush and popcorn machines and making cookies.”
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