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Resident urges patrols after-school, board says it will contact police
Summary
A resident warned of safety gaps after student dismissal and asked where school boundaries end; Superintendent Rosa A. Romero said the district will contact the Shafter Police Department to request after-school patrols.
A parent raised concerns about student safety at dismissal during public comment at the Oct. 14 Richland School District board meeting.
Marietta Miller told trustees she was worried about students’ safety when dismissed, asking "where the school boundaries end and city boundaries begin" and saying "there was no police presence after school," and asked whether the district could request police patrols. Superintendent Rosa A. Romero responded that the district would contact the Shafter Police Department to request after-school patrols.
The comment came during the public-comment portion of the meeting and prompted no formal action beyond the district's pledge to contact local law enforcement. The board did not set a follow-up date or vote to fund an ongoing patrol; that step would require future direction or an interagency agreement. The meeting record does note routine district business and multiple agenda approvals earlier in the session.
