West Contra Costa Unified to rethink student safety after ending police contracts [edsource.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 8/6/201:06 PM

By Ali Tadayon, EdSource, August 5, 2020

West Contra Costa Unified is rethinking what it means to keep students safe after its school board voted in June to end contracts for campus police officers starting next school year.

It’s a re-evaluation other California districts are making as well, following protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in May as well as students saying armed police officers make them feel less safe at school.

Instead of relying as much on police, the district’s administration, as well as principals, are working on updating each schools’ broader “safety plans,” said district spokesman Marcus Walton.

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