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Harrisburg superintendent pauses plan for district police force, calls for community safety plan
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Superintendent announced a pause on establishing a Harrisburg City School District police department to allow the district time to ensure sustainable 5‑year funding and to collaborate with safety monitors, staff and the community on alternatives.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg City School District on April 8 paused plans to create a district police department while officials develop a longer-range funding and community-engagement plan, Superintendent Dr. Henry said at a Committee of the Whole meeting.
Dr. Henry said the proposal — originally brought forward by a predecessor two years ago — was examined in recent months but will be held for now so the district can ‘‘responsibly fund such an initiative over a sustainable five-year period.’' She said the pause is not a retreat…
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