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Parents urge PBIS transparency and call for school police after LAUSD safety incidents
Summary
Several parents told the School Safety & Climate Committee they want clearer PBIS implementation that includes parents and in some cases a return of school police after incidents such as bomb threats; speakers raised concerns about gangs, drug activity near campuses and the need for stronger on-campus security.
Multiple parents used the public-comment period to press the district on two related safety themes: transparent parent participation in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and calls to restore school-police presence on campuses after recent safety incidents.
Marlin Flores, a parent and PBIS participant at Edison Middle School, asked that PBIS teams include parents and hold monthly meetings so families understand how behavioral points and disciplinary steps are applied. "PBIS can help all parents and children have the best experience possible at schools," Flores said, urging that parents be included in planning and monitoring.
Latana Hull, a Kadre parent leader, urged trauma-informed responses and warned that punitive discipline without parent partnership does not address students’ underlying needs. "This is not a behavior problem. That is a child asking for support," she said, arguing that restorative approaches require parents as equal partners in decisionmaking.
Two parents urged bringing school police back to campuses. Diana Guen, representing the Network of Parents for School Security, said parents collected 5,600 signatures asking for school police to return, and alleged gangs, drug sales and sexual exploitation occur near some campuses. Monica Razola described a bomb-threat response at Hollywood High School that left students off campus and parents anxious for hours; she said these incidents strengthened her conviction that officers should be on site.
The committee recorded the comments; there was no formal response in the meeting transcript from district leadership committing to restore school police. The principal presenters and district staff reiterated investments in supervision, unified campaigns (Unified Against Hate) and training, and committee members noted a need to balance climate work with immediate campus-safety needs.
Next steps: parents requested clearer PBIS communication and inclusion in teams, and several asked the board to consider policy changes or operational fixes to campus security; the transcript contains no board vote or staff directive on school police during the meeting.
