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Parents and advocates clash over returning school police during LA Unified committee meeting
Summary
A community petition and public presenters pressed the board for more LCAP safety metrics and the option to assign officers to secondary campuses; other speakers and civil‑rights groups opposed returning police, urging investment in counselors, PSWs, restorative and community-based supports.
A public petition and a series of speakers at the Nov. 4 Committee of the Whole provoked a broad debate over campus safety and the role of school police. Maria Luisa Palma, who presented a petition she said contained about 5,600 signatures, asked the board to add an agenda item seeking additional LCAP transparency and the authority for secondary school sites to request assigned officers.
"We are requesting a comprehensive safety accountability plan," Palma told the committee. She urged the board to publish metrics such as on-campus incidents and school-police calls for service, and to place a two-part resolution on a future board meeting agenda:…
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