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Public Safety Committee urges city to press county for school safety review and presentations
Summary
The Bowie City Council’s Public Safety Committee presented recommendations asking the council to request the county superintendent and the county safety officer to brief the council and to gather background information that could lead to a school safety audit.
The Bowie City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Feb. 18 urged the council to take a proactive role in pressing Prince George’s County for updated information on school security and to request presentations from county education officials as a first step toward any formal audit.
Dale Billings, chair of the Public Safety Committee, told the council the committee is “long concerned about the vulnerability of our juveniles” and that while the county has existing plans, the committee believes “a more robust approach to school safety is necessary.” Billings said the committee submitted a letter…
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