From the time when it was first approved, you've made it clear that you don't want money spent on school resource officers, saying here now that the security problems are getting worse, in spite of their use in EPSD.
How would you spend that money (and any additional money), instead?
I don't pretend to be an expert in safety and security, so I would look for people who have more in-depth and wider experience than I to advise how the money is best spent. Spending that improves school culture, increases parental accountability, provides diversion programs, restorative justice programs, student mental health, de-escalation techniques, improved external/alternative education programs, additional counselors and/or case managers, mentoring initiatives, and much more are all examples I have seen discussed. Some of these fall more into the category of carrots, others into the category of sticks. Some of these are preventative, others mitigate harm. I'm sure some of these are better ideas than others. The point is that there are options if we have the imagination to think broadly and take the time to look at data and evidence of what is most likely to work and what will not.
From the time when it was first approved, you've made it clear that you don't want money spent on school resource officers, saying here now that the security problems are getting worse, in spite of their use in EPSD.
How would you spend that money (and any additional money), instead?
I don't pretend to be an expert in safety and security, so I would look for people who have more in-depth and wider experience than I to advise how the money is best spent. Spending that improves school culture, increases parental accountability, provides diversion programs, restorative justice programs, student mental health, de-escalation techniques, improved external/alternative education programs, additional counselors and/or case managers, mentoring initiatives, and much more are all examples I have seen discussed. Some of these fall more into the category of carrots, others into the category of sticks. Some of these are preventative, others mitigate harm. I'm sure some of these are better ideas than others. The point is that there are options if we have the imagination to think broadly and take the time to look at data and evidence of what is most likely to work and what will not.