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Students and young people press Utah senators for prevention funding and alternatives to incarceration
Summary
Students and two young men who identified as gang members told the Senate about violent incidents and daily safety fears near Jackson Elementary, urging at-risk funding, school resource officers and prevention programs rather than expanded detention facilities.
A delegation from Jackson Elementary and two young men who identified as gang members asked Utah senators on Oct. 12, 1993, to invest in prevention, tutoring, school-based counselors and community alternatives rather than relying solely on incarceration.
Principal Marilyn Phillips and PTA president LaDon McNeil described a 34-page police report detailing crimes near Jackson Elementary and thanked the Senate for at-risk funding and Project HOPE support. Volunteer coordinator Holly Krumbaugh said partnerships with Unisys and the Salt Lake City Police Department bring tutors and off-duty officers into school programs but said the school needs additional resources, including funds toward a part-time…
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