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Parents, Safe‑Passage Workers and Deputy Mayor Urge More School‑Level Coordination for Student Routes
Summary
Witnesses at the DC Council Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety oversight hearing credited expanded Safe Passage coordination under the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice but urged more school‑specific communication, training and data tracking to protect students traveling to and from school.
Councilmember Brooke Pinto convened the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety on March 5 for performance oversight and public testimony on the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice cluster. Parents and community providers said the city has made progress since Safe Passage moved under the deputy mayor’s office but urged more school‑level coordination and clearer routes for follow‑up after incidents.
Advocates including Carrie Savage, senior director of policy and advocacy at Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE), and Cassandra Griffin of Collaborative Solutions for Communities praised DMPSJ for changes to the program: moving from school‑specific routes to neighborhood zones, standardizing Safe Passage ambassador procedures, and including community voices in a revised ambassador request for proposals. Savage…
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