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Parents and residents urge Bayonne council to restore police officers at private schools
Summary
Dozens of parents and residents told the Bayonne City Council on March 18 that pulling on-site police officers from All Saints Catholic Academy and Beacon Christian Academy endangers children and demands immediate restoration or a transparent, equitable review of the decision.
Ryan Walker, a public commenter, opened the public-comment period by urging the council to restore police coverage at All Saints Catholic Academy after the city removed an on-site officer there.
“Removing police officers from schools is absolutely the wrong decision,” Walker said, arguing that the city’s stated budget constraints should not become a reason to leave students without daily, visible security. He added that if the police presence is the solution, “officers need to be in front of all schools.”
Stephanie Walker, who identified herself as a parent at All Saints, said the change was communicated with little notice—“a day before it was happening”—and asked that the prior program be restored through the end of the school year while a…
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