Chicago Public School Board hears proposal for whole school safety plan without school resource officers [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Thursday the Chicago Public School Board heard a proposal for whole-school safety without the presence of school resource officers from Chief of Safety and Security Jadine Chou.

Chou said in addition to physical protections, there is a need to emphasize prevention.

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“We are also working on, how are we building relationships with our students so we can be proactive, so if something is going on we will know that and we will address it at its root,” Chou said.

The Whole School Safety Steering Committee presented their proposal to the board. The committee suggested a tiered transition over five years, and that each school would determine their own plan sooner if desired.

“The future of safety at CPS is about physical, emotional and relational safety, and the intersections of the three,” said CPS Board Vice President Elizabeth Todd-Breland.

While the …