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Date Posted: 19:30:34 10/25/21 Mon
Author: Leland Gaunt/ .Sebastian .Grimm >>>>>>
Subject: Alexandria , Virginia... Police removed temporarily by far-left, radical groups, teacher unions, no doubt BLACK LIVES MATTER extremist and others of a Democrat Party..
In reply to: Leland Gaunt/ .Sebastian .Grimm >>>>>> 's message, "(VERY IMPORTANT!) A Virginia city that removed police from schools following 'defund the police' protests reinstates officers" on 19:27:07 10/25/21 Mon

OCTOBER 13, 2021 06:48 PM
BY LUKE GENTILE
A city council in Virginia that removed the police presence from its schools in May voted Wednesday to tentatively reinstate student resource officers following parent and teacher uproar over violence in the city's public schools, according to a report .

The Alexandria City Council passed the measure with a 4-3 vote following six-plus hours of debate that lasted from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, WJLA reported.

"It's proven in this short period of time that we need SROs back in our school buildings," Alexandria Schools Superintendent Gregory Hutchings said at the meeting. "We cannot ignore the perceptions of our students and staff as well as our families in regards to feeling safe as they walk into our buildings."

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Students in the area are sending "warning shots," Alexandria City High School Principal Peter Balas said.

"Please reconsider this. My staff, my students. We're not OK," he said.

School resource officers were voted to be removed from the area's schools, and $800,000 in funding was relocated to mental health in May in the wake of national "defund the police" protests, the report said.

Following the removal of police , videos showed brawls at local schools and a shooting took place blocks away from Alexandria High School, according to the report.

"This was going to happen," one parent said. "Take away the police from inside schools, and you're going to see people get hurt."

This sentiment was shared by parents and school faculty throughout the area, leading them to hold a rally Sept. 27.

"We're out here today because we are parents and citizens who are concerned about mounting violence in Alexandria schools," Liz Fuller, a parent in the area, said . "There's been brutal fights, where administrators and security guards have gotten pushed down along with the students."

Some in the area are concerned that officers' presence in schools will intimidate students of color, but the city council said the officers would be trained and well prepared.

"All SROs being assigned to ACPS schools will be fully trained and will have received the required certifications. SROs serve as a proactive safety mechanism while serving as a trusted adult for our students," ACPS Chief of School and Community Relations Julia Burgos said .

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

"We are thankful that we have the time to work with the City Council and the community to explore the many resources on re-imagining school policing," she said.

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