Charlottesville Schools Safety Committee recommends reform to school security plans
Charlottesville Schools Safety Committee recommends reform to school security plans By Max Marcilla | April 27, 2021 at 10:04 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 11:05 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville Schools Safety Committee has formally recommended a revised safety plan to Superintendent Rosa Atkins following the decision to remove school resource officers from campuses.
The plan includes replacing SRO’s with Care & Safety Assistants (CSA’s) who will have a number of tasks, including monitoring hallways, building “prosocial” relationships with students, and helping de-escalate disputes.
If approved, city schools would hire several new staff members, including social workers.
Charlottesville schools talk potential safety, security options
Charlottesville schools talk potential safety, security options By NBC29 Newsroom | January 12, 2021 at 10:31 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:13 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - School safety and security was under the microscope Tuesday night in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville City Schools hosted a virtual forum Tuesday, January 12, to discuss the use of school resource officers (SROs), which are already no longer in CCS buildings, as well as other security measures.
Those talks included hearing from representatives from schools in Alexandria and Toronto about their models for safety.
The Charlottesville Schools Safety Committee is evaluating future options. You can learn more about the committee and CCS safety plans here.