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District 28 raises alarm on school safety staffing; DOE cites recruitment pathways
Summary
Families told the DOE many District 28 schools are operating with fewer school safety agents; DOE officials said citywide staffing fell from 5,000 to 3,700 agents and described an assistant-school-safety-agent pathway and work with NYPD and families to address gaps.
Parents and CEC members at a District 28 town hall pressed the Department of Education for immediate steps to address shortages of school safety agents and crossing guards at local schools.
"We hear you loud and clear, and we're continuing the fight," said Mark Rampersent, introduced as the DOE's chief of safety and prevention, after outlining staffing changes: "School safety was at 5,000 and now down to 3,700…
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