Citing less crime and fewer suspensions in schools, the de Blasio administration Nov. 2 released more details on its plans to reshape disciplinary policies, including strategies to retrain School Safety Agents and potentially remove some metal detectors.
The yearlong “roadmap,” developed by the Department of Education, the NYPD and a 150-member mayoral School Climate Leadership Team, garnered praise from the Principals’ union and civil-liberties advocates. But Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd, who has opposed the policy shift, said the plans were based on faulty data and could encourage more crime in schools.
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