The Los Angeles school board voted unanimously Tuesday to replace school police officers on campuses with staff trained in de-escalation strategies and conflict.
L.A. School Board Approves Plan to Cut Police, Shift Funds to Help Black Students
17 Feb 2021
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education approved a plan Tuesday to cut one-third of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) force and use the funds to help improve black student achievement.
The cuts came last year after activists protested to “abolish” or “defund” the school police department, which protects students from crime particularly in predominantly black and Latino areas of the city, where there is more gang activity.
As Breitbart News reported last year:
Los Angeles School Police Chief Todd Chamberlain resigned Wednesday after the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted the night before to cut his department’s budget by $25 million, or 35% of the total.
As Los Angeles County hit the state milestone for allowing elementary schools to reopen, some school districts were set to welcome back students as soon as they received the green light.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is planning to open a new COVID-19 vaccine super site at SoFi Stadium that would serve as a vaccination point for all teachers in L.A. County. Kara Finnstrom reports.