The plan to shift School Safety Agents from the Police Department to the Department of Education is on track to be completed by next July, but is still under scrutiny from both supporters and critics of the change.
During a recent City Council hearing on reducing the NYPD’s budget, Council Member Robert Holden questioned whether every incident that occurs on school grounds will be reported once safety comes under the DOE’s purview.
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