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Parents, school advocates press council to fund Safe Passage training and keep ambassadors on routes
Summary
Parents, PAVE leaders and Safe Passage partners told the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety that the mayorbudget's $9.2 million for Safe Passage should be preserved and that the Council should pass legislation requiring training and regular school engagement for ambassadors.
Parents, school advocates and Safe Passage providers told the CouncilCommittee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on June 10 that Safe Passage ambassadors help students travel to school safely and that the program should keep or increase current funding levels and add standardized training and stronger school communications.
Witnesses from PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education), Collaborative Solutions for Communities and other Safe Passage providers described reductions in youth arrests and cited program data: the DMPSJ deployment of ambassadors last year and the mayorproposal for about $9.2 million in FY26. PAVE founder Maya Martin Cadogan said DMPSJ deployed 185…
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