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Docket #0888 - Hearing to assess and discuss how the Boston Public School Administration reports and responds to incidents of bullying and violence.
A
A
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
City
councilor
Lodge,
Michael,
Flaherty,
chair
of
the
Boston
city
council,
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice
joined
here
by
my
at
large
colleague,
and
co-sponsor
of
today's
order,
city
council,
Lodge,
Aaron,
Murphy,
and
also
joined
by
our
colleague
and
council
president
city
council,
Ed
Flynn
from
District
Two,
and
we
are
here
today
to
discuss
a
very
important
matter
involving
Public
Safety
within
our
Boston
public
schools
at
stock
at
zero.
Eight
eight
now
before
we
begin
I
just
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
this
hearing
is
being
recorded.
A
It's
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov,
City,
Dash,
Council,
Dash,
TV
and
we'll
be
broadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
8,
RCN,
82
and
FiOS
channel
964..
We
will
be
taking
public
testimony
during
and
throughout
this
hearing.
If
you're
interested
in
testifying
with
us
here
in
the
chamber,
please
sign
up
at
the
sheet
to
my
left.
As
you
come
in
the
door
and
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
you
can
email.
Megan,
that's
m
g
h,
a
n
dot
Kavanaugh
at
boston.gov
and
Kavanaugh
is
k-a-v-a-n-a-g-h.
A
You
can
email
her
and
she'll
send
the
link
and
again,
as
I
mentioned,
today's
hearing
is
on
dark
at
zero.
Eight
eight
eight
order
for
a
hearing
to
ensure
that
all
incidents
of
bullying
and
violence
out
properly
reported
to
ensure
a
safe
environment
for
all
students
and
staff
in
the
Boston
Public
School.
A
You
know
at
our
at
our
Elementary
Preschool,
Elementary
and
high
school
years,
and
there
may
be
bumps
of
the
road
from
time
to
time.
But
the
absolute
last
thing
we
want
to
do
you
know
is
to
just
to
ignore
some
of
the
serious
issues
that
are
happening
within
classrooms
within
schools.
I
support
efforts
to
reduce
our
kids
being
over
criminalized
and
I've
got
a
record
of
that
lead
efforts
here.
A
Encore
reform
of
lead
efforts
around
making
sure
that
we're
not
over
over
penalizing
folks
as
a
result
of
certain
contact,
but
bullying
cannot
be
tolerated
in
violence
in
kids.
Bringing
weapons
to
school
can
never
be
tolerated,
particularly
if
we
know
in
specific
cases
we're
bullying.
We
know
that
ultimately
leads
to
school.
Absence
leads
to
failing.
Grades,
leads
to
eating
disorders
and,
worse,
even
suicide,
so
anti-bullying
needs
to
be
the
focus
to
promote
learning
and
growth
in
the
environment.
A
Bullying
and
violence
will
be
the
focus.
Obviously,
at
this
hearing
and
we
had
sent
a
as
chair
and
as
a
co-sponsor,
we
had
sent
a
request.
We
were
hoping
that
Drew
eckelson
is
is
going
to
be
here.
I
do
not
see
him
in
attendance,
so
we'll
give
him
an
opportunity
to
arrive.
Maybe
it's
traffic,
maybe
it's
the
orange
line,
but
we'll
we're
going
to
start
we'll.
A
Obviously,
let
my
colleagues
do
a
brief
opening
and
then
we're
going
to
get
right
into
it
and
hear
from
Pastor
David
searley
from
from
Boston
SOS,
we'll
talk
to
the
police
department,
we'll
see
if
Drew
gets
chance
to
get
here
and
then
we'll
go
from
there.
We'll
also
I
see
that
there
are
members
of
the
public
here
we
obviously
want
officials
from
the
school
department
to
hear
public
testimony
if
there's
any
victims
here,
any
parents
are
here.
A
So
if
Drew
can't
make
it
down
here
today,
we'll
we'll
afford
an
opportunity
for
him
to
be
here,
Monday
at
10
o'clock
and
with
that
and
also
the
ability
and
reserve
the
right
to
send
a
formal
summons
for
his
participation
here
as
well.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
over
to
the
co-sponsor
for
a
brief
opening,
followed
by
council
president
and
then
we're
going
to
get
right
into
learning
a
little
bit
more
about
the
issue,
learning
a
little
bit
more
about
what
the
policy
is,
we
clearly
want
to
learn
from
our
mistakes.
A
A
So
we
we
learned
last
year
that
there
was
a
whole
Myriad
of
different
things
happening
and
a
whole
Myriad
of
different
responses
and,
as
a
result
of
which
I
think
parents
in
particular
lost
confidence
in
our
City's
ability,
particularly
our
school
Department's
ability
to
keep
their
kids
safe
in
the
classroom
and
as
a
city-wide
city
council
I
can
speak
for
residents
all
across
the
city.
That's
and
Aaron
will
incur
that
iPhone
ring
regularly
from
across
the
board,
and
those
concerns
are
that
they
do
fare
for
their
children
in
school.
A
Kids,
get
bullied
on
the
way
to
school
and
beat
up
on
the
way
to
school,
to
get
bullied
and
beat
up
at
school.
They
get
bullied
and
beat
up
on
the
way
home
from
school.
Parents
are
seeing
this
nightmare
unfold
in
front
of
their
eyes.
They
make
repeated
attempts
to
contact
and
to
get
to
get
these
issues
addressed
by
the
school
department
oftentimes.
A
They
feel
ignored
and
many
times
strangely,
it's
the
victim
that
actually
has
to
leave
the
school
to
solve
the
problem,
not
the
other
way
around,
and
so
we,
you
know
we
we
got
to
address
that
and
so
those
sort
of
that's
sort
of
the
tenor
where
I'm
coming
from
on
this
issue
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
the
co-sponsor
city,
council,
Lodge,
Aaron,
Murphy,.
B
Thank
you,
chair
Flaherty,
and
thank
you
everyone
for
being
here.
As
you
know,
this
is
a
very
important
topic.
It
is
very
close
to
me,
as
you
all
know,
before
I
became
a
city.
Councilor
I
was
a
Boston
Public
School
teacher
for
over
two
decades
and
I
also
raised
my
children
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
know
as
a
mom
and
a
teacher
that
we
need
to
and
can
do
better
in
our
Boston
Public
Schools.
B
So
this
is
an
important
hearing
that
I'm
glad
we're
here
and
if
we
need
to
continue
it,
we
will
because
we
want
to
make
sure
we
get
this
right.
Our
children
deserve
it.
Our
families
deserve
it.
Our
staff
deserves
it.
The
teachers,
the
bus
drivers,
the
cafeteria
workers
and
the
principals
and,
like
Council
of
Flaherty,
said
all
of
us
on
the
council,
get
lots
of
calls
and
not
just
from
parents.
We
get
them
also
from
principals
who
are
afraid
to
report.
We
get
them
from.
B
You
know
bus
drivers
who
are
worried
that
they'll
lose
their
job
if
they
say
what's
happening
on
the
bus.
So
we
just
need
to
get
this
right
and
just
be
honest
with
everyone,
so
that
we
can
use
this
information
to
do
better
and,
as
we
know,
a
recent
audit
of
Boston
public
schools
by
the
state
department
of
Elementary
and
secondary
education
reported
that
Boston
public
school
system
does
not
support
the
physical,
social
and
emotional
well-being
of
all
students
and
does
not
ensure
a
safe
environment
for
all
students.
B
Acts
of
violence
in
Boston,
Public
Schools,
including
physical
assault,
bullying
and
sexual
assaults,
are
much
to
blame
for
this
report
and
they
are
on
the
rise.
I
know.
Some
people
have
reported
that
they
don't
think
they're
on
the
rise,
but
pre-covid
2018-19
school
year.
We
are
up
80
percent
in
bullying.
There
were
243
reported
cases.
We
also
know
that
not
all
of
the
cases
are
reported,
but
the
cases
that
war
were
reported
in
the
2018-19
school
year
were
243.
in
2021-22.
There
were
440
cases
of
bullying
reported
sexual
assault.
B
Cases
are
also
a
pre-covered
in
2018
school
year
there
were
439
cases
and
in
the
2021-22
the
last
school
year
there
was
744
cases
of
sexual
assault
reported
concerned.
Parents
and
Guardians
are
removing
their
children
from
Boston
Public,
Schools
I
know
Council
of
Flaherty
mentioned
that
it's
often
the
victim
in
the
safety
transfer
is
that
burden
is
put
on
the
victim,
not
the
person
who
has
caused
the
harm
to
that
student.
B
An
enrollment
has
steadily
dropped
for
over
10
years
and
has
only
accelerated
in
the
last
two
years.
Boston
Public
Schools
is
responsible
for
over
46
000
students
and
10
000
School
staff.
The
mental
and
physical
safety
of
the
students
and
all
School
Employees
is
important
to
me.
I
know
to
this
body
and
to
everyone
in
this
room.
B
The
recent
acts
of
violence,
assaults,
bullying
and
sexual
harassment
must
be
investigated
and
appropriately
addressed
with
the
help
of
the
Boston
Police
Department,
to
ensure
that
public
safety
of
all
students
and
staff
in
Boston,
Public
Schools
is
there
and
before
I
hand
it
over
to
council.
President
Flynn
I
did
just
want
to
read
a
few
statements,
even
just
an
article
that
came
out
yesterday,
but
if
anyone
who's
reading.
So
if,
as
we
know,
not
every
parent,
every
child
goes
to
a
Boston
Public
School.
B
B
But
Lawrence
law
enforcement
officials
say
the
reduced
cooperation
is
compounded
by
the
fact
that
police
have
been
removed
from
schools
last
fall
because
they
didn't
have
the
level
of
training,
and
we
know
that
and
I
hope
that
you
speak
to
this,
that
we
are
making
sure
that
all
of
our
Boston
police
and
our
school
safety
offices
are
trained
with
the
proper
training
to
make
sure
that
the
social
and
emotional
needs
of
our
students
are
met
and
I'll.
Just
read
after
the
Mission
Hill
story
dropped
last
year.
B
I
know
there
was
a
rally
at
the
Arts
Academy,
which
now
was
in
Fenway,
but
was
at
the
fields
corner,
and
many
of
the
students
spoke
about
them
them
feeling
that
they
were
also
having
those
feelings
that
people
were
ignoring
them
and
the
victims
were
then
being
re-victimized
when
they
were
trying
to
speak
up.
We
didn't
want
to,
but
we
sought
a
safety
transfer.
We
didn't
feel
safe
and
we
don't
feel
safe
or
hurt
here.
The
victims
at
this
school
are
not
being
heard
and
the
bullies
are
being
protected.
B
So
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
many
of
the
concerns
and
feelings
that
our
families,
our
students,
our
staff,
I,
hear
as
a
former
BPS
teacher,
many
of
my
close
friends
are
still
teachers.
Do
amazing
work
in
our
school
system
and
they
also
oftentimes
feel
that
they
will
be
reprimanded
if
they
share
their
concerns
or
report
incidents.
So
we
definitely
need
to
have
this
conversation.
Keep
it
going,
and
just
do
better
is
my
overall
failing.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
council.
President
Flynn.
C
Thank
you
Mr
chair
and
thank
you
Council
Murphy
as
well,
and
thank
you
to
the
piano.
That's
here
especially
I,
know
superintendent,
Chan
and
know
him
as
a
Boston
police
officer,
that's
well
respected
throughout
the
city
and
does
an
exceptional
job
on
public
safety
and
bringing
people
together.
So
just
superintendent.
Thank
you
for
being
here
providing
positive
and
strong
leadership
across
the
city,
so
Council
Flaherty
I
was
somewhat
disappointed.
I
guess
that
the
acting
BPS
superintendent
is
not
here.
C
Are
we
giving
him
an
opportunity
to
be
here
and
I
would
like
for
him
to
be
here
as
well?
Did
he
get
it?
Did
he
get
enough
notice
that
this
meeting
was
was
on
yesterday.
A
We
sent
an
invitation
of
a
sufficient
notice,
so
we're
going
to
hold
tight,
give
him
an
opportunity
to
finish
up.
If
he's
got
some
stuff
this
morning,
okay
I
will
reserve
the
right
to
send
a
formal
summons
to
him.
This
morning,
I'll
also
reserve
the
right
to
recess
and
reconvene
at
10
A.M.
If
he
chooses
not
to
attend,
I
will
be
inviting
deci
to
have
a
seat
as
a
panelist.
A
To
reference
by
the
way,
Mr
McConnell,
nothing,
nothing
more
important.
Today
than
talking
about
violence
and
bullying
within
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
he
is
the
Acting
Superintendent
he
should
be
here.
He
was
invited
to
be
here.
He
was
invited
to
participate.
We
need
to
hear
from
him
as
to
what
the
policy
is
from
the
leadership
of
the
school
Department's
position.
Until
we
have
a
superintendent
in
place,
he
is
the
person
that
makes
the
decision
buck
stops
with
him.
This
hearing
is
very
important.
A
All
of
our
time
is
important
residents
that
have
come
here:
family
members,
clergy,
law
enforcement
representatives
from
BPS.
Everyone
else
is
here,
but
Drew
so
I'm
going
to
continue
to
allow
folks
to
testify
and
we'll
give
him
time
to
be
here
if
the
school
department,
if
he
needs
a
ride,
we
have
a
city
messenger
that
I'm
happy
to
lend
him
my
car
to
go
pick
up.
Drew
eccleson,
but
I
fully
expect
him
to
beat
this
hearing,
because
this
hearing
is
that
important.
If
he
chooses
not
to
be
here,
we
will
recess.
A
C
C
Councilor
Murphy
referenced
a
an
article,
I
believe
on
the
the
missions
school
and
the
bullying
and
the
intimidation
that
was
there
was
a
focus
of
a
major
piece
yesterday.
I
believe
it
was
in
the
in
the
front
page
of
the
Boston
Globe,
where
there's
some
type
of
federal
involvement
now
I
referenced.
That,
because.
C
C
We
want
to
make
sure
we
provide
the
best
opportunity,
learning,
environment,
safe
environment
for
our
students,
but
but
but
Council
of
Flaherty,
Orton,
Council,
Murphy,
I
guess.
My
question
or
comment
is
the
the
Mission
School
was
was
a
was
a
terrible
situation
and
I
know
it's
still
kind
of
playing
out,
but
are
there
other
schools,
such
as
that
school
across
the
city
that
we
don't
know
about
where
their
major
violations
of
bullying
of
students
with
disabilities
or
students
of
color
or
or
or
other
students
as
well?
C
But
I
would
like
to
know
if
there's
an
if
there
are
other
cases
such
as
the
Mission
School,
where
we
have
major
problems
on
Public
Safety
related
issues?
So
those
are
some
of
the
comments
and
questions.
I
have
thank
you.
Mr
chairman.
A
D
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
to
the
sponsors
of
this
hearing
very
important
topic.
School
violence
or
School
harassment
is
every
scene
has
happened,
the
first
two
or
three
days
of
school
already,
and
we
need
to
understand
that
you
know
our
young
people
are
going
through
a
lot
nowadays
and
we
need
to
offer
the
support
and
there's
only
so
much
I
feel
that
that
our
school
could
do
and
that
our
city
departments
can
do
as
well
that
we
need
to
have
a
whole
Community
response.
D
So
I
would
love
to
hear
what
kind
of
strategies
and
solutions
we
are
thinking
about
to
making
a
community
response,
there's
only
so
many
mental
health
workers
or
social
workers
or
resource
workers
that
we
could
put
in
schools.
So
what
are
we
looking
to
do?
How
are
we
helping
our
young
people
outside
of
our
school
so
that
you
know
the
violence
and
that
doesn't
pour
into
our
our
schools
on
a
daily
basis
or
weekly
basis?
So
that's
that's.
D
Why
I'm,
here,
to
kind
of
hear
of
the
solutions,
and
also
here
on,
you
know
how
the
incident
you
know
if
they're
higher
this
year
lower
this,
how
we
get
a
handle
on
these
situations
as
a
city
opposed
to
just
putting
all
the
burden
on
our
school
department.
So
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
to
the
to
the
questions
from
the
panels.
Thank.
A
You
Council
Burrell
good
morning,
councilman
here
opening
statement.
E
Good
morning,
good
morning,
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
being
here
super
excited
to
see
some
good
friends
in
that
little
thing.
So,
hopefully
you
will
be
sitting
here
addressing
us
at
some
point,
I'm
just
here,
because
as
a
Boston
public
school
graduate
and
a
Boston
Public
School
parents
and
someone
who
worked
in
the
education
space,
organizing
parents
I
think
it's
really
important,
as
we
continue
to
have
these
conversations
that
we
Center
it
on
the
reality
that
we
oftentimes
spend
so
much
of
our
time
and
energy.
E
Doing
this,
which
is
blaming
and
trying
to
identify
where
we
have
gone
wrong,
which
I
think
is
an
important
part
of
the
process,
but
I
also
am
invested
in
prevention.
Right
I.
Think
that
when
we,
when
we
look
at
the
bullying
and
the
violence,
that's
happening
in
our
schools,
it
cannot
be
lost
on
our
on
ourselves
here
to
recognize
that
we
need
to
really
invest
in
preventative
measures
and
when
we're
here
to
bring
the
Boston
Public
School
administration
into
this
chamber.
E
Around
accountability,
I
think
accountability
is
360.,
and
that
includes
looking
at
what
the
council
can
do
more
of
in
terms
of
Investments
right,
I.
Think
about
the
non-profit
sector,
who
many
organizations
are
being
funded
to
do
this
work
and
the
role
that
they
play
in
helping
to
support
our
schools
right
and
I.
Also
think
about
the
this
whole
idea
that
we're
going
to
address
violence
through
punitive
measures.
E
How
do
we
address
this
topic
and
it
can't
be
more
of
the
same
old
same
old,
because
we
know
those
things
don't
work,
so
I
am
really
excited
to
have
Chief
Coakley
in
the
building,
because
I
know
your
lifetime
commitment
to
working
with
young
people
and
really
doing
this
in
a
way
that
is
culturally
responsive
right
and
that
really
centers
mental
health
and
wellness
as
a
part
of
the
strategy
is
important.
E
And
when
we
talk
about
the
accountability
and
the
auditing
I'm,
also
going
to
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
the
data
and
how
that
information
is
being
reported
or
under
reported,
because
there
there
is
something
that
we
could
learn
from
what
is
being
reported
into,
who
is
being
reported
and
how
it's
being
reported.
E
So
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
conversation
and,
more
importantly,
as
my
colleague
counciloral
stated,
is
Solutions
because
we're
getting
tired
of
having
the
same
conversation
and
the
only
thing
that
changes
are
the
characters
that
are
in
front
of
us,
and
so
we
can
no
longer
continue
to
do
business
as
usual.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councilor
with
that
we're
going
to
get
right
into
it
with
the
Reverend
and
obviously
and
the
superintendent
and
obviously
we're
trying
to
stay
focused
on
you
know,
bullying
and
violence.
That's
properly
reported
and
what
is
properly
reported
mean
who
decides
what's
reported?
What's
not
reported?
What's
the
policy
kind
of
want
to
stay
within
that
so
share
with
us
your
thoughts,
your
experience
and
your
advocacy,
and
you
have
the
flaw
and
welcome.
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
Today.
It's
been
a
concern
of
my
school
safety
for
some
months
now:
I'm
Reverend,
David,
Cyril's,
pastor
at
Central,
Assembly
of
God
Church
in
East,
Boston
I'm,
a
father
of
two
daughters
who
graduated
from
Boston
Public,
Schools,
I'm,
proud,
proud
of
that
fact.
F
I'm
a
resident
of
East
Boston,
of
course,
a
pastor
in
the
community,
and
here
as
many
of
the
counselors
have
some
of
the
safety
concerns
that
parents
and
young
people
have
not
only
in
my
neighborhood
but
increasingly
across
this
city,
I'm,
a
part
of
the
violence
reduction
task
force
that
meets
every
Wednesday
at
the
Ella
Baker
house
and
in
the
fall
we
were
hearing
of
significant
school
safety
issues
week
after
week
that
were
unfolding
and
in
January
some
of
us
decided
to
form
a
group
called
a
community
movement
called
Boston
SOS,
which
stands
for
safety
of
our
schools.
F
It's
a
number
one
draw
attention
to
the
extent
to
which
these
issues
are
happening
happening
across
the
city.
I
would
hear
of
one
report
in
the
news
and
think.
Well,
you
know
that
was
bad.
That
was
dangerous,
but
okay,
that
probably
got
dealt
with
and
move
on
and
not
be
aware
of
the
numerous
other
reports
that
were
happening
that
were
making
the
media.
So
we
began
to
collect
those
and
put
them
on
our
website.
F
We
have
a
website
bostonsos.com
a
page,
be
informed
to
list
all
the
media
reports
of
school,
violent
bullying
safety
issues
happening
across
the
city.
These
are
the
things
that
make
it
to
the
media,
but
to
at
least
acknowledge
those
and
put
those
collectively
together
and
discovered
that
this
was
not
just
a
one-off
situation
in
school
year
or
a
school
there.
But
this
seemed
to
be
a
system-wide
concern.
F
F
We
believe
that
Boston
should
provide
a
world-class
education
for
every
student
in
the
city,
but
in
order
to
do
that,
we
have
to
provide
safe
schools
that
has
to
be
the
foundation.
We
can
tweak
a
lot
of
other
things,
but
until
we
get
that
right
until
we
get
that
Foundation
right,
it's
not
going
to
be
sufficient.
It's
absolutely
critical
to
get
this
right
to
make
our
schools
absolutely
safe
for
every
student.
F
In
so
our
our
primary
concern
early
was
to
make
people
aware
of
the
extent
to
which
was
happening
and
call
upon
the
city.
The
mayor
I
had
a
number
of
conversations
with
many
of
our
city,
councilors,
Facebook,
messaging
phone
call,
messaging
and
so
on,
reached
out
to
the
school
department
to
share
our
concerns
and
to
say
whatever
plan
has
been
in
place,
isn't
working,
we
need
to
have
a
new
plan.
F
What
will
the
new
plan
be
and
we
didn't
hear
one
and
we
kept
calling
for
our
new
plan
calling
for
a
new
plan.
We
would
send
press
releases
to
the
media
to
say:
hey
we're,
we're
concerned.
These
are
our
concerns.
We
need
to
have
a
new
plan.
F
They
would
ask
me
well
what
do
you
think
and
I
would
say
well,
I
want
to
leave
it
to
the
professionals.
They
ought
to
be
able
to
have
the
plan
and,
of
course,
the
Press
kept
pushing,
and
so
we
came
up
with
our
own
plan,
which
I'll
I
can
talk
about
in
just
a
moment.
I
want
to
point
out
that
in
February
our
church
has
a
English
as
a
second
language
class.
We
have
a
it's
a
tremendous
class
for
the
Immigrant
Community
wanting
to
learn.
F
F
We
want
safe
schools
guns
in
school,
don't
help
our
students
have
good
mental
health,
and
we
put
that
out
as
a
way
to
again
say
this
is
a
grave
concern
for
parents
and
grandparents
in
our
community,
and
then
we
begin
to
connect
with
parents
and
and
folks
from
across
the
city.
Again
the
extent
to
which
this
was
happening.
City-Wide
I
appreciate
the
mention
of
some
of
the
the
issues
and
we've
mentioned
other
along
the
way
in
on
our
our
website.
F
There
was
an
incident
that
happened
on
a
bus
where
a
bus
driver
was
assaulted
when
he
stopped
pulled
over
the
bus
and
told
the
students
to
stop
smoking
pot.
Brutally
beaten
has
nose
broken
now.
There's
an
eight-year-old
child
who
was
beaten,
kicked
by
other
eight-year-old
children
on
a
school
bus
filmed
by
another
student,
made
it
on
the
media,
the
grandmother
and
that
media
report
said
I
was
concerned.
My
grandson
could
have
lost
his
life
if
they
would
have
kicked
him
in
the
right
place.
F
F
So
we
Again
Begin
to
try
to
make
people
aware
of
that
call
for
a
new
system-wide
safety
plan
and
we've
yet
to
hear
anything.
We
believe
that
we
are
still
in
an
unresolved
school
safety
crisis.
In
Boston
we
had
a
young
person
stabbed
just
a
few
days
ago
in
a
school.
F
What's
it
going
to
take
in
our
meetings,
we
whisper
what
might
happen
unless
we
do
something
and
we
don't
like
to
go
there,
but
guns
in
school
knives
in
school,
an
assault
with
a
knife
where
a
young
person
was
stabbed
already
three
days
into
our
school
year.
It
is
an
unresolved
school
safety
crisis
that
needs
a
comprehensive
plan
to
address,
with
the
gravity
and
seriousness
of
the
situation.
F
Our
our
school
safety
plan-
I,
don't
know
if
you
would
like
for
me
to
continue
to
talk
about
that
our
proposal,
because
we
want
to
be
a
people
that
not
just
shouting
over
the
wall,
hey,
there's
a
problem,
do
something
we
want
to
be
involved
and
engaged
and
I
continue
to
reach
out
to
people
across
the
board.
Hey
if
we
can
be
involved
in
whatever
plan
every
any
effort
to
make
our
school
safe,
we're
willing,
we'll
roll
up
our
sleeves,
we'll
get
in
the
dirt
we'll
do
what
we
need
to
do.
F
We'll
do
the
work,
because
we're
passionate
about
this.
We
believe
this
is
an
essential
part
of
what
we
do
as
a
city.
F
So
we
crafted
over
some
months
in
some
really
wonderful
conversations,
a
great
team
of
people
talking
about
what
might
be
a
comprehensive
proposal,
we're
not
hearing
one
people
are
asking.
What
do
you
think,
and
rather
than
off
the
cuff,
throw
out
a
few
ideas?
We
came
up
with
a
comprehensive
plan.
I
presented
this
to
for
you
folks,
some
copies
for
the
city
councilors
for
other
folks.
It's
on
our
website,
bostonsos.com,
it's
on
the
home
page.
You
can
scroll
down
click
a
button
and
it
will
take
you
to
this
plan.
That's
there
available
for
conversation.
F
F
F
Those
middle
school
students
have
either
been
rolled
into
Elementary
schools,
so
with
K-8
or
rolled
into
high
school.
So
it's
what
seven
through
12.
F
and
so
that
presents
some
problems
for
metal
detectors
in
schools
with,
let's
say,
kindergarten
students.
One
idea
that
we
proposed
was
a
mobile
metal
detectors
and
that
would
show
up
randomly
for
safety
concerns
and
I'll
mention
all
three
elements
and
I
can
swing
back
by
and
in
terms
of
some
concerns
that
and
and
response
that
we
get
from
some
of
our
proposal,
but
metal
detectors
in
schools.
F
Number
two
Boston
Boston
school
police
reinstated.
F
There's
a
lot
of
misconception,
I
found
in
even
in
my
own
head
when
it
comes
to
talking
about
school
police,
a
lot
of
misconception
among
the
public
there's
there
there
was
before
until
school
police
were
eliminated.
Now
we
have
school
safety
officers,
the
school
police
Boston
school
police
were
unarmed,
they
had
police
Powers,
but
they
were
unarmed
and
and
they
were
a
primary
early
intervention
to
school
safety
issues.
F
F
F
We
need
to
have
rules
in
school
people.
Students
need
to
know
the
clear
consequences
for
those
and
we
need
to
respond
accordingly,
each
and
every
time
so.
Students
learn
that
these
people
mean
what
they
say.
When
there's
a
rule,
it's
got
to
be
followed,
and
this
is
going
to
be
the
clear
consequence.
F
F
So
we
believe
that's
important
part
of
the
school
police
component.
Of
course,
law
enforcement,
but
there's
two
other
even
increasingly
and
more
important
roles
that
we
believe
they
can
play.
They
can
be
mentors
and
teachers
again.
These
were
officers,
school
police
officers
in
the
school
building,
relationships
with
students,
hearing
things
before
they
got
out
of
hand
and
so
could
intervene
in
a
much
more
quick
way
to
defuse
a
situation
and,
of
course
there,
when
somebody
is
stabbed
with
a
knife
prepared
and
able
to
respond
to
such
a
serious,
serious
assault
and
danger.
B
G
F
F
F
What
seems
to
be
happening
now
is
the
school
has
become
an
entity
unto
itself
a
kind
of
Fortress
and
what
happens
there
stays
there,
and
in
some
cases
of
course,
there
needs
to
be
privacy
concerns
absolutely,
but
we
also
think
that,
as
as
some
of
our
counselors
have
mentioned,
even
here,
there
are
great
resources
in
the
community
that
could
be
accessed
to
help
in
early
intervention.
F
It's
it's
a
it's
a
unique
opportunity
that
we
have.
We
need
to
grasp
to
work
on
those
early
intervention
kinds
of
things
to
help
children
who
are
struggling,
help,
communities
and
neighborhoods
are
a
struggling.
The
important
another
important
part
of
the
community
school
connection
is,
we
know
that
stuff
happens
in
the
community
makes
its
way
into
the
school,
something
going
down
out
there.
With
this
group
of
kids
and
they're
going
to
school
together,
it's
going
to
happen
in
school
and
vice
versa,
something
that
goes
on
the
school
gets
spilled
over
out
into
the
community.
F
We
heard
a
number
of
incidents
in
subway
stations
where
citizens
get
assaulted
by
a
rambunctious
Rowdy
group
of
kids
coming
out
of
school,
so
these
issues
are
linked.
We
we
have
to
link
them
back
up
in
a
safe,
appropriate
Wise
Way,
and
that's
what
we're
calling
for
now.
There's
a
lot
else
that
we
say
in
our
a
proposal.
F
Now
I
will
say
one
thing
about
one
of
our
proposals
is
the
metal
detectives
and
that's
the
one
we
get
the
push
back
on
significantly
metal
detectors
are
going
to
make
our
schools
feel
like
prisons
and
we're
going
to
criminalize
our
children.
I
want
to
ask
you
everybody
in
this
room.
What
did
you
walk
through
to
get
in
this
building
today?
F
F
When
you
go
to
see
the
Boston
Celtics,
when
you
go
to
Fenway
Park,
when
you
go
to
any
Courthouse,
when
you
get
on
an
airplane,
this,
you
walk
through
a
metal
detector.
This
is
an
increasingly
important
and
necessary
form
of
safety
equipment
in
our
world
today
and
I,
don't
think
when
I
go
to
Fenway,
Park
I
think
I'm
a
criminal
I'm
ready
to
cheer
on.
You
know
cheer
on
the
Red
Sox
it's
a
little
harder
this
year,
but
to
cheer
on
the
Red
Sox
right
to
have
a
good
time.
You
walk
into
amusement
parks.
F
F
We're
a
bit
tired
in
the
Boston
SOS
to
hear
the
rhetoric,
we're
four
safe
schools,
we're
working
across
Community
agencies
to
provide
safe
schools
without
a
specific
plan
to
keep
our
school
safe,
including
keeping
guns
out
of
school
I've,
heard
numerous
interviews,
media
interviews
with
parents.
After
an
incident
and
they'll
say
there
needs
to
be
more
security,
not
less
security.
F
So
we
have
to
get
serious
about
the
school
safety
issues,
but
it
has
to
be
more
than
rhetoric.
We
have
to
take
significant
action.
We
have
to
begin
to
take
the
action
steps.
Now
we
are
in
an
unresolved
school
safety
crisis
unless
we
act,
I
fear
what
may
happen
and
what
kinds
of
of
of
things
we
might
be
talking
about
down
the
road.
F
There
there's
a
whole
host
of
issues
around
school
safety.
We
address
and
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
about
that.
I'll
I'll
leave
it
there
with
the
the
main
points
of
this
proposal.
A
Thank
you,
pastor,
Shirley
and
I
know
that
the
Ella
Baker
was
referenced
in
the
opening,
so
I'll
use
the
chair's
discretion
because
I
know
they
also
signed
up
for
public.
Testimony
of
Reverend
Rivers
can
join
us
down
at
the
diocese
and
then
obviously,
before
we
go
into
questions
for
this
panel,
just
to
recognize
superintendent,
chin
around
sort
of
I
guess
the
policy
issues.
What
is
the
policy
to
your
recollection
with
respect
to
BPD
and
BPS
and
how
the
intertwines
and
we're
also
been
joined
by
my
colleague,
City
councilor,
Kendra
Lara.
H
Good
morning,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
counselor.
Thank
you,
Mr
President.
So
let
me
just
start
by
saying
you
know
at
the
Boston
police
we
we
believe
in
the
mental
and
physical
health
and
safety
of
our
youth
is
our
top
priority
in
the
city,
and
you
know.
We
also
believe
that
the
prevention
of
criminalization
of
students
is
a
very
important
topic.
So
let
me
start
by
saying
my
school
police
unit.
You
know
they
respond
to
these
incidents
appropriately
and
they
investigate
it.
H
They're
highly
trained
and
all
the
school
resource,
Officers
Training-
and
you
know
they
they
are
there
designed
to
for
intervention
and
prevention
with
that
in
mind,
so
working
with
the
school
department.
H
Yes,
we
respond
to
the
calls,
and
you
know
we
try
to
work
with
them
and
at
times
we
refer
to
their
legal
department
to
get
information
which
is
their
policy
and
but
you
know,
we're
working
on
partnering
them
and
making
it
better
going
forward,
and
you
know
we're
always
you
know
making
improvements
as
we
go
along
and
you
know
we.
A
And
use
your
content
and
she
recognizes
Reverend
rivers
from
the
yellow,
big
house.
I
I
want
to
break
with
the
black
tradition
and
try
to
be
brief.
The
black
preaching
tradition
for
those
of
you
who
go
to
church,
there's
that
tradition
I
with
Reverend
Cyril
has
said,
and
this
is
important
he
has
put
a
plan
and
a
model
on
the
table.
I
Councilman
Worrell
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
we
get
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
a
plan
and
a
model
plan
and
model
that
has
been
presented
is
based
on
a
specific
methodology
coming
out
of
the
10-point
model.
The
idea
was,
at
the
street
level,
Minister
mentor
and
monitor
the
most
severely
high-risk
kids
on
the
ground.
I
What
the
minister
has
presented
and
it
should
be
tested
and
evaluated
right,
he's,
put
a
model,
a
strategy,
an
approach,
and
it
should
be
publicly
evaluated,
and
the
thing
that's
significant
is
that
the
the
minister,
the
Reverend,
has
been
in
the
streets,
see
there's
a
lot
of
you
know,
but
he
has
been
working:
the
streets,
East
Boston
in
the
streets,
the
the
Central
American
gangs,
that
were
there
not
criminalizing
everybody,
but
where
there
was
violence,
because
if
I'm,
a
young
kid
and
I
shoot
another
kid
in
the
head
and
murder,
the
kid
I
don't
want
to
criminalize
him
but
he's
being
taken
off
the
street.
I
It's
number
one.
My
point
and
one
I
want
to
thank
you.
Councilor
Flaherty
and
Constable
Murphy,
for
your
support.
I
want
to
thank
you,
councilman
Murphy,
for
visiting
us
and
for
those
that
are
concerned
about
strategy
models,
approaches
the
violence,
reduction
task
force
has
created
a
model
and
an
approach,
a
model,
in
other
words,
a
testable
model
which
is
evidence-based
for
the
for
the
attention
of
all
of
the
city
council.
I
I
want
to
salute
our
police
leadership
here
for
their
excellent
work.
I
see
Captain,
you
say
later
in
the
cut
back
there.
I
want
to
salute
you
for
your
excellent
work.
Sir.
Your
reputation
precedes
you.
I
That
said
one
of
the
challenges
and
concerns
that
we
have
revolves
around
the
relationship
between
the
faith,
community
and
law
enforcement.
I,
don't
want
to
put
this
on
the
table.
I
see
officer
Coakley
in
the
audience.
I
am
glad
to
see
you
I
want
to
raise
a
concern.
We
have
implored.
I
The
police
department
to
have
officer
Coakley
meet
before
neighborhood
residents
at
our
task
force
meeting
to
critically
evaluate
the
efficacy
of
the
proposed
model.
He
puts
a
model
on
the
table
and
says
critically
evaluated
he's
not
getting
paid
for
that.
There's
no
salary.
He
gets.
We
ask
people
to
get
paid
to
do
law
enforcement
to
be
accountable
to
the
taxpayers
who
pay
the
police
their
salaries
in
the
black
community.
There
must
be,
and
again,
I
applaud,
y'all
for
taking
the
initiative
a
a
a
a
a
discussion
which
is
evidence-based,
not
rhetoric,
not
woo-woo.
I
None
of
that.
Let's
look
at
the
Empirical
research
that
exists
and
engage
this
because
the
Boston
public
school
has
a
problem
because
there
is
not
an
honest,
transparent,
evidence-based
disc.
There's
a
lot
of
rhetoric,
no
evidence,
no
Empirical
research.
You
know
I
applaud
you
and
I
want
to
I
implore.
I
If
there
was
violence
like
this
in
Roslindale,
oh
no,
no,
no!
No!
No,
there
would
be
security.
There
would
be
police
and
Reverend
sales
makes
an
important
point.
How
do
you
have
metal
detectors
and
police
in
City
Hall
to
protect
the
folk
here,
but
the
most
vulnerable
population
of
citizens
in
this
city
are
not
afforded
the
same
right
as
the
children
of
taxpayers.
I
We're
asking
for
God
bless
you
both
for
commuting
convening
this
meeting.
We
want
to
engage
in
a
dialogue
and
listen
from
our
our
our
our
our
our
political
leaders
of
color
in
a
profane-free
Zone.
I
We
want
to
have
an
honest
discussion
officer,
Copeland
I
appeal
to
you
again.
We
need
you
to
be
responsive
to
tax,
paying
citizens.
We
have
concerns
now.
My
turn
and
I
have
to
say
this
listen
I
know
for
a
fact
that
as
black
people,
sometimes
we
get
treated
tricky
because
we're
black,
because
the
assumption
is
you
can
get
away
with
it.
I
Now.
If
father
flanahan
calls
for
me
right,
anybody
blowing
up
father
flanahan,
they
gonna
show
up
because
the
phone
calls
we
made.
If
you
disrespect
them
and
they're
right
officer
Coakley,
we
need
as
tax
paying
citizens
for
you
to
be
accountable
because
we
pay
your
salary
and
we
want
to
engage
this
issue
now.
I'm
gonna
bring
it
in
I
got
it
and
I've
got
some
research
for
you.
I
No
I
got
it.
No
every
one
of
the
City
concerts
here
will
give
you
a
pile
of
Empirical
research
that
substantiates
the
the
proposals
that
Reverend
seals
has
produced
because
we've
got
a
real
crisis.
Madison
Park
was
off
the
hook
with
the
wire
cut
and-
and
there
was
very
little
coverage
about
that-
and
finally
because
of
the
Persistence
of
people
like
Reverend
Cyril's,
the
issue
can
no
longer
be
kept
under
and
and
calling
names
and
calling
people
that
doesn't
get
the
job
done.
We've
got
to
put
lips
hips
on
the
ground.
I
We
support
what
reverence
Hills
is
doing.
Listen
if
the
look
councilman,
Flaherty
Murphy,
you
have
a
standing
invitation
to
come
to
the
most
consistent
meeting
over
20
years.
We've
been
doing
work
and
we
will
provide
you
the
evidence,
a
counselor
Laura.
We
would
love
to
be
in
a
profane-free
dialogue,
no
bad
language,
because
I
said
it's
a
poor
example
for
young
black
children.
I
A
F
Absolutely
absolutely
across
the
city
yeah,
and
we're
also
partnering
with
organizations
that
support
the
employees
in
schools
that
have
grave
concerns.
We
had
a
principal
knocked
out.
We
had
other
other
staff
injured,
while
they're
trying
to
break
up
an
assault
in
a
fight
and
and
and
so
there's
some
real
concerns
about
the
safety
for
the
employees,
so
we're
reaching
out
across
the
board
and
engaging
people.
Yeah
we've
we're
at
Advocates
and
we're
supporters.
F
We
were
engaging
with
some
folks
around
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
issues,
students
who
had
a
dream
to
go
to
a
Boston
school
and
learn
to
dance.
What
a
beautiful
thing
right
had
to
get
a
transfer
because
they
were
abused
and
bullied
holding
the
student-led
rally
ought
to
be
a
powerful
statement
outside
the
school,
not
organized
by
parents,
not
organized
by
some
group.
Like
us,
the
students
themselves,
organized
rooms,
say:
there's
a
problem
in
this
building:
we're
trying
to
do
the
right
thing
and
the
bullies
are
still
there
bullying
us,
we
don't
feel
safe.
F
So,
yes,
we're
advocates
for
all
of
those
folks.
A
F
Can't
answer
that
question
I
reached
out
to
Mayor
Wu
to
say,
mayor
Wu:
this
is
what
we're
doing
we're
concerned
about
school
safety.
Could
we
have
a
conversation
I
reached
out
to
the
school
department
back
I
think
it
was
councilor
Flaherty
your
office
called
the
school
department
who
then
called
me
about
some
issues
around.
It
was
during
the
just
after
The
Tick-Tock
challenge.
F
If
folks
remember
that
that's
a
whole
nother
safety
issue
that
there
needs
to
be
clear
protocols
and
response,
we've
got
a
whole
area
of
Social
Media
stuff
going
on
that
we
don't
have
good
handles
on
Tick
Tock
challenge:
hey
going
to
your
school
and
punch
your
teacher
and
record
it.
That
was
a
challenge.
Parents
didn't
didn't
know
what
to
do.
Didn't.
Send
my
kid
to
school.
That
day
was
deemed
to
be
kind
of
maybe
a
hoax,
but
people
weren't
sure.
So
there
needed
to
be
some
clear
policy
I
reached
out
to
you.
F
You
connected
me
to
the
school
department.
They
they
talked
with
me
in
between
meetings
and
promised
to
call
me
back
because
that,
obviously
the
conversation
was
going
to
take
longer
than
that
and
I
didn't
hear
back
from
them.
F
Okay,
one
of
my
kids,
another
concern
and
I've
heard
this
Reverend.
You
know
we're
in
a
we're
a
school
we're
a
school
department
in
an
urban
area
that
was
the
language
used,
we're
we're
a
school
department
in
an
urban
area
and
the
my
only
thought
was
two
things:
one:
either
that's
extreme,
extraordinarily
racist
or
extremely
hopeless
and
I
told
the
person
I
take
neither
position
the
racist
angle
or
the
Hopeless
angle
to
Reverend
River's
point.
F
A
safe
school
provides
the
venue
for
students
then
to
learn,
that's
what
we're
about
and
we
believe
we
can
provide
a
world-class
education
and
we
have
some
tremendous
Educators
here
in
this
city.
Some
tremendous
people
devote
their
life
to
that,
but
we
need
a
safe
school
for
that
learning
to
really
take
place.
B
Counselor
Murphy,
thank
you
panelists,
for
that.
I
did
just
want
to
highlight,
applaud
that
you
had
said
school
safety
is
a
mental
health
issue
and
I
just
would
like
to
say
that
again
that
school
safety
is
a
mental
health
issue
that
they're
not
separate
and
I,
appreciate
that
you
understand
that
and
I
did
know
that
before
this
meeting.
But
you
saying
it,
it
reminded
me
that
a
lot
of
people
when
I
talk
to
them
feel
like
we
need
to
separate
the
two
or
that
I
don't
understand
that
we
need
more
mental
health.
Supports.
B
I
am
strong
advocate
for
the
mental
health
supports.
Also,
we
do
need
more,
but
this
hearing,
as
you
know,
is
to
address
the
proper
reporting
of
physical
assaults
to
address
like
what
is
going
on
in
our
schools
and
stress,
as
I
know,
as
a
mom
as
a
human
who's
been
through
stress
in
my
life
and
as
a
teacher
stress
and
Trauma
shuts
a
child's
brain
down.
I've
taught
many
students
I've
nurtured
many
students
who
are
going
through
trauma
who
have
a
lot
of
stress
in
their
life
they're,
unable
to
learn
they're,
not
ready
to
learn.
B
At
that
moment,
we
do
have
to
give
a
lot
of
support
to
them
and
it's
not
always
the
guns
and
the
knives
and
the
ones
that
make
the
news
that
you
mentioned.
There's
thousands
of
incidences,
maybe
monthly,
I,
know
one
boy
who
has
been
so
badly
bullied
about
his
body
and
his
legs
so
skinny.
He
has
not
worn
shorts
in
two
years.
B
He
was
you
know
as
his
family
and
everyone
over
the
summer
saying.
Why
are
you
in
sweatpants?
It's
100
degrees
out,
and
he
goes
in
his
room
and
cries
and
he's
still
forced
to
be
at
this
same
school
that
bullies
him,
but
there's
no
blood,
there's
no
police
report.
There's
you
know
nothing
to
really
back
it
up,
but
I
know
that
those
things
are
happening.
So
it's
really
important
that
we
do
put
those
two
together,
the
making
sure
our
schools
are
safe.
B
At
the
same
time
we're
continuing
the
good
work
and
I
know
there
are
people
here
from
the
social,
emotional,
Wellness,
Department,
I,
know
councilman
here
and
I
had
the
hearing
on
the
sexual
assaults
and
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
We've
had
lots
of
hearings
in
this
Council
about
it,
but
we
do
need
a
plan
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
not
just
families
but
students,
staff,
principals
and
administrators.
No,
because
our
schools
will
do
better
and
we
didn't
need
Desi's
report
to
come
out.
B
We
can't
do
this
alone.
I
say
this
same
thing:
when
I
talk
about
mass
and
cast,
we
can't
expect
just
the
police
or
just
the
Public,
Health
commission,
or
just
you
know
the
DA's
office
to
address
it
or
just
the
street
workers.
We
need
to
all
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
come
together
for
the
better
of
the
good.
This
is
a
humanitarian
crisis.
This
is
a
public
health
crisis.
This
is
a
safety
crisis
and
we
need
to
address
it.
So
thank
you
for
your
honesty.
C
C
How
a
student
was
able
to
get
that
knife
from
the
school
bus
to
the
into
the
school
and
in
the
response
from
BPS,
but
I
I,
guess
I'm
I'm,
just
trying
to
figure
out.
Do
we
do
a
Lessons
Learned,
an
after
action
report
about
what
the
situation
was
and
how
can
we
prevent
it
again?
Every
time
I
was
in
the
military
25
years
and
I've
dealt
with
these
incidents
a
lot
these
types
of
incidents,
but
after
every
major
incident
that
happens,
we
always
do
an
after
action
report.
C
C
C
I
I
wanted
to
ask
BPS
but
I
know
the
the
superintendent
is
not
here.
So
maybe
I'll
just
wait
until
until
he
arrives
so
I
can
I.
Can
I
can
ask
that
question
so
console
firewood,
I,
guess
I'll,
just
I'll
just
wait.
Okay,.
C
D
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
testimony.
Yeah
most
of
my
questions
are
for
BPS
as
well,
but
I
do
have
a
question
for
reminiscillas
is
when
you
created,
you
know
the
Boston
SOS
plan.
I
know
you
did
it
with
a
group
of
ministers
at
the
Ella
Baker
house,
and
who
else
did
you
work
with
on
this
on
creating
this
plan?
Yes,.
F
It's
not,
there
are
some
ministers
and
it's
not
all
the
ministers
who
show
up
at
the
Ella
Baker
house,
but
some
some,
it's
parents,
grandparents,
Community,
Community,
folks
and-
and
it
was
and
and
catching
people
one
by
one
and
saying
what
what
some
ideas
do
you
have
about
school
safety
people
been
involved
in
the
community
for
a
long
time
doing
this
work,
this
kind
of
work
with
young
people
around
issues
around
violence
and
collecting
all
of
that
and
putting
it
together.
So
it
was
a
collaborative
effort.
D
And
have
you
worked
with
any
like
other
non-profits
that
are
inside
of
the
schools,
just
thinking
off
the
top
of
my
maybe
bam
kind
of
hair?
We.
F
Tried
to
reach
out
to
some
and
haven't
got
any
response.
I,
don't
know
if
we've
reached
out
that
particular
one
after
the
meeting
I'd
love
to
get
the
the
name
of
that
organization,
we
certainly
will
reach
out
to
them
we're
willing
to
work
with
anybody
who
has
a
concern
about
school
safety
and
really
we're
really
not
just
the
rhetoric,
but
to
talk
about
real,
a
real
plan
to
make
sure
schools
are
safe.
D
Awesome
and
I
would
love
to
see
the
evidence
based
report
that
you
have
Reverend
Rivers,
but
also
you
know,
based
on
these
plans
and
some
of
the
strategies
that
you're
that
you're
you're
saying
that
we
should
Implement.
Have
you
looked
across
the
country
to
see
you
know
any
other?
You
know
how
this
is
playing
out
across
the
country.
How
this
this
plane
is
working.
I
In
constantly
that's
an
excellent
question,
this
is
very
important
to
make
this
clear.
The
model,
which
is
what
broken
Cyrus
has
presented
is
reflects
a
model
here
again
the
the
idea
years
ago,
just
to
pick
up
on
Reverend
Cyril's
point
in
1998,
Bloods
and
Crips
were
recruiting
in
the
middle
and
elementary
schools.
I
I
We
got
to
70
000
kids
with
probation,
it
became
a
national
model
right
research
has
been
done
and
we'll
provide
you
with
the
analysis.
Empirical
research
has
been
done
to
document
the
efficacy
of
the
secular
use
of
sacred
institutions
to
serve
secular
purposes.
So,
there's
a
a
substantial
body
of
research.
Nationally
we
would.
There
was
a
national
demonstration
project
for
17
cities
based
on
the
model.
We
will
get
you
a
copy.
It
was
a
think
tank
in
Philadelphia
called
public
private
Ventures.
They
tested
the
Boston
model
of
Faith
Community
Law
Enforcement
Partnerships.
I
There
was
a
program
which
was
initiated
out
of
Baker
house.
It
was
home
front
clergy,
probation
police
visited
in
a
non-threatening
punitive
way.
We
would
go
to
the
homes
of
these
young
people
and
it
was
not
prosecutorial.
The
first
thing
that
the
minister
said
is
your
child
is
not
in
trouble.
I
We
see
a
problem,
we
want
to
do
prevention
intervention,
and
so
we
will
make
the
research
available
to
every
member
of
the
city
council
to
look
at
this.
So
what
Reverend
Searles
is
doing
is
building
on
the
shoulders
of
30
years
of
work.
We,
you
know,
we
do.
You
know
we
were
going
into
the
schools
and
I
want
to
salute
the
the
the
the
educational
leaders.
In
fact,
you
had
an
opportunity.
What
was
it
called
the
the
center
the
center
yeah?
Well,
what
was
it
called?
I
The
clergy
with
police
went
into
the
baron
Center
to
engage
the
young
man.
These
were
kids
that,
were
you
know,
challenges.
That's
the
language
right
had
challenges,
and
we
did
this
consistently.
So
this
is
not
rhetoric.
This
is
not
a
whole
bunch
of
you
know
hoo-ha.
This
stuff
was
done
consistently
and,
and
we
will
give
you
the
research
last
Point
Reverend
Scott
Mark
Scott
has
developed
a
model
for
how
we
improved
this
home
front
model.
He
did
it
in
2019
and
there
were
some
folk
that
tried
to
sabotage
it.
I
It
had
and
we
will
make
that
research
because
he's
revised
the
model
and
it
produces
a
measurable
outcome
because
we're
talking
about
putting
clergy
on
the
street
again
right,
building
on
what
Reverend
Searles
has
done,
you
know,
which
is
you
know,
has
been
informed
by
the
research.
That's
30
years
old,
we'll
make
the
research
available
stay.
D
A
Panel
concludes.
D
No
and
I
I
love
having
you
know
more
boots
on
the
ground,
got
it
I,
don't
know.
If
you're
aware
of
the
ten
thousand
Fearless
Minister
Randy
Mohammed
yo
yeah
I
was
with
him
yesterday.
Perfect
I
know
he's
doing
this
type,
that
type
of
type
of
work.
He
has
something
called
The
Hour
of
Power
yep,
which
I'm
pushing
the
administration
to
see.
If
we
could
get,
you
know
more
of
that
intervention,
but
I
think
it's.
You
know
you're
absolutely
right,
those
non-profits
those
faith-based
organizations
to
do
more
of
that
intervention.
D
That
needs
to
be
that
needs
to
happen
here
in
in
the
city
of
Boston.
D
Yes,
I'd
love
to
work
with
you
on
that,
but
yeah.
Most
of
my
other
questions
is
for
BPS.
Oh,
oh
one,
last
question.
Sorry,
it
may
be
superintendent
can
answer
this.
Do
do
we
know
anything
about
the
students
who
are
bringing
you
know
the
weapons
to
school
like
the
background
like?
Is
it
because
they
didn't
feel
safe?
Was
it
an
outside
fight
like
do
we
have
any
background
information
on?
You
know
those
14
guns
that
Reverend
Sarah's.
H
A
E
And
thank
you
I'm
glad
that
you
stayed
because
I
do
have
some
questions
for
you,
Reverend,
in
regards
to
the
model
that
you
spoke
about.
E
Deborah
Brothers
is
that
yeah
close
friend
right
and
she
was
a
leader
in
violence,
prevention
right.
E
She
did
amazing
work
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
a
lot
of
that
work
was
modeled
under
a
youth
leadership
base
prevention
strategy
right
where
young
people,
those
who
are
living
the
realities
and
do
you
know
and
actually
experiencing
a
lot
of
the
violence,
were
turned
to
as
experts,
right
and
and
through
my
work
in
the
Boston
public
schools,
because
we
went
into
the
Boston
public
schools
once
I
graduated
from
college
and
ended
up
doing
this
work.
E
We
trained
young
people
on
violence,
prevention
efforts
and
I'm,
hoping,
as
we
start
thinking
about
Solutions
right
that
we
really
lean
into
a
violence
prevention
model
that
actually
sees
our
young
people
as
part
of
the
solution.
Right.
So
I
hear
a
lot
about
Metal,
Detectors
and
all
these
other
strategies-
and
you
know
that
Chief
Kobe
Smith,
you
know,
is
not
doing
her
job
and
this
that
or
the
other,
but
I'm
just
curious,
as
we
start
really
talking
about
this
work.
I
Please,
okay
number
one:
the
10-point
plan,
I
co-authored
with
a
drug
dealer
in
a
group
of
young
men
that
we
work
with
in
four
corners.
This
is
86
87
in
1991.
To
your
point
we
went.
There
was
a
gang.
The
hqb
was
a
significant
drug
cartel
young
people
right.
So
all
of
what
we
did
was
informed
by
work
now
and
and
I
want
to
make
a
distinction
with
my
friend,
Debbie
Deborah
stiff
has
done
excellent
work.
Legendary
her
Focus
was
not
on
drug
gangs.
I
It
was
not.
She
worked
with
young
people
at
risk.
The
research
and
the
point
that
we're
talking
about
no
one
at
that
time
was
targeting
hqb
or
any
of
the
drug
cartels
that
had
been
informed
by
the
Stephanie
of
different
game
on
the
street
different
game.
At-Risk
kids
got
it
Boys
and
Girls.
Club
I
was
on
the
board,
so
all
of
that
Youth
Empowerment
stuff
got
it.
Excuse
me:
Criminal
organizations
are
a
different
animal.
I
There's,
no
analogy
between
the
kid
with
the
big
pants,
that's
acting
out
and
guys
that
have
developed
a
major
drug
organization,
we're
talking
the
wire
New
Jack
City,
that's
the
population.
We
work
with.
We
understood
that
you
were
doing
excellent
work.
Debbie
stiff
was
doing
good
stuff.
She
was
not
dealing
with
the
primary
threats
to
this
city,
a
different
game.
Okay,.
E
E
Teen
against
gang
violence
that
was
headed
up
by
Oreck,
Johnson
and
I
know
that
our
good
friends,
Robert
Lewis,
was
doing
a
lot
of
work
in
Rackspace,
so
I'm
just
naming
some
folks
who
I
collaborated
with
in
my
early
days
in
this
in
this
work
that
were
really
making
an
attempt
to
engage
our
most
active
young
people
in
the
process.
But
we
we
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
you
know
back
and
forth
and
who
was
doing
the
work
and.
I
I
know
I
worked
in
deep
Communications.
Let
me
just
say
this:
since
you
you
made
the
point:
look
I
rap
with
Robert
Lewis
AKA
Junior
helped
him
on
his
street
safe
when
he
got
the
Boston
Foundation
money.
To
do
that,
we
supported
that.
If
you
talk
to
Robert
Lewis,
listen
Reverend
Rivers,
we
were
informed
by
the
work
that
you
did
when
you
were
out
here
a
thousand
years
ago,
so
I'm
not
diminishing
the
significance
of
anybody.
We
stayed
in
our
lane.
I
I
The
clergy
worked
with
them
because
every
you
know
we
work
with
them,
because
there
was
a
partnership
when
the
Bloods
and
Crips
were
recruiting.
That's
not
just
a
kid.
You
know
lost
his
way.
These
young
people
were
being
recruited
by
the
Latin
Kings
and
other
gangs
Boston,
unlike
any
other
city
in
the
United
States.
There
is
no
we're
able
to
do
some
things.
E
Okay,
thank
you
for
that.
I
appreciate
the
clarity
and
and
I
would
just
I'm
curious
about
the
evidence
or
any
research
that
you
have,
that
metal
detectors
actually
do
prevent
violence
in
our
schools
and
I'm
curious,
because
some
of
the
research
that
I
have
come
across
that
there
is
no
evidence
that
states
that,
just
because
the
presence
of
a
metal
detector.
E
F
E
E
E
I
A
deterrent,
it's
a
deterrent,
the
objective
of
a
metal
detector.
Then
this
is
this
is
not
like
physics
or
we
don't.
We
don't
need
something
from
the
American
Political
Science
Association
Journal
metal
detectors
function.
Are
they
perfect?
No,
no
one's
saying
they're,
perfect,
that's
not
the
claim
he
made
I
mean
they
finish.
Sure
metal
detectives
objectively
function
as
a
deterrent,
no
one's
dumb
enough
to
say.
Well,
you
know
a
middle
detector
will
solve
all
Christ.
I
E
So,
thank
you
for
that,
and
can
you
just
tell
me
going
just
one
more
question
then
I
know
my
time
is
probably
up.
I'm
just
curious.
I
know
that
Chief
Coakley
has
been
engaged
in
violence
prevention
and
in
law
enforcement
and
really
deeply
rooted.
So
I'm
just
curious
what
role
she
played
alongside
the
work
that
you
were
doing
back
30
years.
I
Ago,
in
fact,
that's
an
excellent
lead-in,
because
our
concern
is
that
she
will
be
consistent.
The
task
force
has
been
begging
for
the
conversation
where
our
law
enforcement
Partners
listen,
Captain
Hussein
my
brother
over
here.
These
guys
are
always
available,
see
I,
knew
see,
I've
been
chasing
the
Neva
right,
I
knew
she's
gonna,
be
here.
I
said
I'm
gonna
catch
her
because
she
gonna
be
at
this
meeting
right
so
that
we
deal
with
this
because
officer
we,
the
public,
pay
your
salary.
I
There
needs
to
be
a
responsive,
professional
response,
that's
it
and,
and
so
so,
listen,
I,
love
officer
Copeland.
In
fact,
not
only
do
I
love,
her
I
worked
on
putting
her
on
a
BBC
special,
her
and
her
partner
David.
What's
your
best
name,
David
Singletary,
the
BDC
came
and
I
said:
evil
Christ,
oh,
you
know
and
oh
no,
she
got
cameras
and
lights
and
the
whole
thing
look
I
love
neither,
but
we
must
be
since
it
involves
the
life
and
death
of
disproportionately
black
children.
Everybody
must
be
accountable.
Yeah.
I
E
F
F
E
E
F
I
fear
that
when
you
read
this,
you
see
the
metal
detector
and
you
stop
metal
detectors,
aren't
going
to
stop
crime
by
any
means,
they're
deterrent
to
people
bringing
serious
weapons
into
a
building.
We
have
another
component
here
that
includes
comprehensive
early
intervention
and
that's
in
part
some
of
what
you,
in
my
conversation
with
you
and
interchange
with
you
that
I
hear
you
saying
we
need
to
have
good
Mental,
Health
Resources
we
need
to.
F
We
need
to
provide
for
our
young
people
who
may
be
in
environments
that
sort
of
set
them
up
to
be
angled
towards
bringing
a
weapon
in
school.
We
need
to
ask
the
question:
why
are
students
bringing
weapons
into
school
that's
great,
but
we
need
to
do
both
and
yeah.
We
need
to
both
it's
as
a
both
and
proposition
it's
not
an
either
or
yeah.
F
So,
to
your
point
and
to
our
conversation,
some
of
what
you
see
here
as
a
result
of
that
conversation,
some
of
the
things
that
you
offered
to
me
about
mental
health,
I,
think
of
my
own
history
and
when
I
look
at
all
the
people
that
were
involved
in
my
upbringing.
Church
community
extended
family
teachers,
mentors
coaches,
a
couple
hundred
people
yeah.
F
What
I
think
we
have
in
in
the
lives
of
some
young
people?
They
don't
have
that
they
don't
have
that
interchange.
You
know
you
were
doing
mentoring
way
back
what
a
critical
thing:
young
adult
doing:
mentoring
with
young
people.
We
need
to
connect
some
of
the
children
and
young
people
who
are
struggling
with
those
great
resources
that
they
may
be
disconnected
from.
So
it's
not
an
either
or
proposal
here.
A
notice
three
prongs
to
it
includes
comprehensive
early
intervention
and
that's
a
critical
component.
E
E
Just
one
last
thing:
Sheriff,
you
know
mine.
One
more
thing
is
that
okay,
thank
you
yeah,
so
I
I
believe
that
this
is
the
beginning
of
a
good
conversation
right,
because
now
we're
here
in
this
chamber
we're
getting
things
on
the
record.
We're
really
unpacking
right
and
yes,
there's
a
lot
of
difference
of
opinion
of
how
we
get
there,
but
I
think
we
all
want
to
get
to
the
place
where
all
of
our
schools
right
and
all
of
our
children
feel
embraced
and
safe
and
safety
and
I.
E
Think
I
was
the
one
early
on
that
talked
about
that
Public
Safety
is
a
mental
health
and
that
there
is
mental
health
safety
and
we
can't
talk
about
Public
Safety
without
talking
about
mental
health
safety
and
the
type
of
environments
that
we
create
in
our
schools
is
triggering
for
our
kids,
and
so
we
have
to
be
super
mindful,
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
in
this
work,
that
we
are
looking
at
the
whole
child
and
that
we're
also
holding
ourselves
accountable
to
the
fact
that
we
can
put
the
blame
all
we
want
on
Boston
Public
Schools.
E
That
part
of
the
conversation
is
missing
in
this
dialogue.
If
we're
not
talking
about
how
they're
getting
in
to
begin
with,
and
that
should
be
a
part
of
the
conversation
and
take
it
one
step
further.
As
my
good
colleague,
Council
Lara
has
said
in
the
past,
is
we
come
into
this
chamber
and
there's
a
lot
of
pointing
fingers?
A
Thank
you
councilman
here
and
obviously
thank
you,
Reverend
church
for
just
for
the
partnership
and
just
the
dialogue,
absolutely
listening
to
some
of
the
concerns
of
all
of
our
qualities
and
then
putting
sort
of
that
to
work
in
in
the
SOS
plan.
So
that
shows
how
passionate
and
thoughtful,
but
also
that
you're,
listening
and
you're
getting
the
different
perspectives
as
councilman
here
had
just
outlined,
and
that
you
took
the
initiative
to
include
those
concerns
into
this
safety
document.
So
with
that
chair,
recognizes
city,
council,
Kendra,
Lara,.
G
G
I
think
that,
regardless
of
the
commonality
of
the
action
itself,
we
really
need
to
ensure
that
we
are
addressing
it
to
make
it
so
that
our
students
have
a
safe
learning,
environment
and
I'm
hopeful
that,
in
spite
of
the
disrespect,
this
discussion
was
going
to
really
focus
on
exploring
causes
of
bullying
and
not
simply
say
that
the
administration
officials
should
defer
to
school
resource
officers
or
increase
their
usage
of
BPD
itself
to
determine
to
further
utilize
the
best
social
emotional
learning
principles
that
we
have.
G
G
I
think
that
we
need
to
work
on
measuring
the
way
that
we
look
at
success.
And
we
have
a
lot
of
practices
that
have
been
applied
to
children
and
BPS
and
determine
whether
or
not
we're
succeeding
and
nullifying
the
causes
of
what
leads
to
bullying
in
the
first
place
like
councilmania
just
mentioned,
which
is
not
the
job
of
BPS
bps's
job
is
to
educate
our
students
and
they
are
being
asked
to
respond
to
a
housing
crisis,
they're
being
asked
to
respond
to
a
poverty
crisis.
G
They
are
being
asked
to
respond
to
a
crisis
of
community-based
violence.
We
are
asking
them
to
do
everything
within
their
walls,
especially
if
investing
in
more
police
officers
and
X,
Y
and
Z
and
BPS
is
going
to
remove
resources
from
making
sure
that
we
are
meeting
and
really
really
taking
a
shot
at
those
root
causes.
We
should
absolutely
not
do
it.
G
We
can't
conclude
that
a
push
for
a
case
for
more
policing
schools
again,
especially
if
it's
going
to
cause
Us
in
any
way
to
underfund
the
resources
that
are
needed
to
Aid
children
directly.
We
can't
think
that
making
kids
more
that
making
systems
involved
creating
more
systems
involved.
Young
people
is
the
answer
to
destabilizing
already
troubled
families
without
getting
them
the
resources
that
they
need.
G
Now
I
have
heard
a
lot
from
a
lot
of
people
here
this
morning,
some
of
it
grandstanding,
some
of
it
helpful
most
of
it
not
and
I
know
that
for
the
most
part
we
like
to
act
like
people
like
me,
who
don't
want
police
in
schools
are
somehow
you
know
progressives
who
have
no
experience
in
this,
and
we
don't
know
what
we're
talking
about
and
I'm
sure
Reverend
that
you
can
say
that
about
a
lot
of
the
people
in
the
council.
But
you
absolutely
cannot
say
that
about
me.
G
G
I
have
had
to
talk
a
gun
multiple
times
out
of
a
young
person's
hand,
who
you
call
hardened
criminals
who
are
running
these
hardened
organizations
and
I
know
that
to
a
lot
of
people
that
might
be
scary
but
I'm,
not
actually
that
scary
and
if
I
can
go
unarmed
to
work
with
according
to
the
brick,
is
Boston's
300,
most
dangerous
individuals
in
the
city
of
Boston.
That
I
think
that
we
can
figure
out
some
solutions
that
don't
involve
turning
our
schools
into
a
prison.
G
In
addition
to
that,
I
am
a
parent
of
a
black
boy
inside
of
BPS
I'm,
not
sending
my
kid
to
any
school
that
has
a
metal,
detector
and
I
know
that
we
talk,
we
love
to
talk
about
white
neighborhoods
and
what
they
do.
I
represent
a
district
where
there
are
70
white
people
and
90
of
the
parents
in
my
district.
Do
not
want
a
metal
detector
in
their
kids
school.
So
if
these
parents
that
we
say
are
getting
better
treatment,
don't
want
metal
detectors
for
their
white
students
and
their
schools.
G
Because
you
can
say?
Oh
everybody
gets
this
here.
Why
are
the
metal
detectors
at
City
Hall?
We
are
adults
here
in
this
building
the
psychological
impact
that
it
has
on
children
who
have
to
go
to
a
school
with
a
metal
detector
who
have
to
see
a
police
officer
is
very,
very
different
than
us
who
are
opting
into
walking
into
a
building
that
has
a
metal
detector.
G
I
went
to
a
high
school
that
was
incredibly
dangerous
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I
went
to
I.
Didn't
graduate
from
the
Burke
but
I
went
to
the
Burke
and
we
had
metal
detectors
at
every
single
door
and
every
winter
all
of
the
students
at
that
school
had
to
be
lined
up
in
the
freezing
cold
outside
of
this
brick
building
waiting
to
walk
through
the
metal
detectors.
This
is
before
the
Burke
was
a
turnaround.
G
School,
the
Burke
was
the
most
dangerous
School,
even
with
the
metal
detectors,
absolutely
no
change,
because
we
were
not
taking
care
of
the
needs
of
the
students
there.
Now.
Imagine
my
surprise
when
we
invested
resources
to
the
students
at
that
school,
when
we
made
sure
that
they
had
appropriate
Staffing
at
that
school
and
now
all
of
a
sudden,
the
Burke
is
a
model
for
a
turnaround.
School.
Imagine
that
that
it
was
not
the
metal
detectors
that
changed
that
school
or
kept
those
students
safe.
G
Now
you
keep
naming
research,
there's
so
much
research,
so
so
much
research
empirical
evidence
that
shows
that
more
police
in
school
and
metal
detectors
in
schools
are
actually
a
detriment
specifically
to
young
people
who
come
from
marginalized
communities,
and
so
you
know
everybody
can
find
research,
that's
going
to
back
their
claim
and
you
can
always
find
a
black
person.
That's
going
to
come
in
here
and
speak
up
and
say
you
know,
I
agree
with
what
people
are
saying
now.
G
The
city
council
has
very
little
power
in
terms
of
what
happens
at
BPS,
because
that
is
their
business
and
honestly
we
can
advocate
for
it.
Do
we
need
a
plan?
Absolutely
we
are
in
agreement
about
that.
We
don't
have
a
plan,
there's
not
a
good
plan
right.
Does
that
plan?
Look
like
more
cops
and
metal
detectors,
even
this
early
intervention?
My
kid
is
in
first
grade,
please
what
is
bad
behavior
for
a
four-year-old.
G
G
Stop
talking
to
people
like
me,
who
grew
up
in
this
in
this
city
and
went
to
BPS
and
have
every
single
experience
with
violence
and
have
seen
every
single
gun
and
have
been
shot
and
have
to
duck
bullets
and
have
to
have
to
stand
in
a
neighborhood
with
a
young
person
that
I
spent
years
working
with
under
a
white
sheet
and
tell
them
that
the
stuff
that
you
believe
is
too
woo-woo,
and
it's
just
a
rhetoric
and
blah
blah
and
the
evidence
shows
the
absolute
opposite.
I.
G
Don't
have
any
questions
to
ask
because
I
don't
believe
that
we
are
going
to
get
an
answer
that
is
actually
going
to
get
us
to
merge.
What
you're
saying
and
what
I'm
saying,
because
what
I
have
heard
here
is
what
I'm
saying
what
I'm
saying.
What
I'm
saying
in
the
face
of
all
of
these
questions.
I
do
think
that
there
is
a
middle
part.
I
do
think
that
we
need
a
plan.
G
If
I
say,
where
is
the
evidence
that
shows
that
this
is
safe,
you
don't
say
well,
why
is
the
metal
detector
here?
That's
a
deflection,
so
I
hope
that
we
can
actually
have
a
real
conversation
about
this
in
the
future,
but
I
really
absolutely.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
I
think
that
Reverend
Rivers
is
correct.
You're
not
getting
paid
for
this
and
I
believe
that
you're
doing
this
out
of
the
goodness
of
your
heart,
because
you
are
worried
about
our
children
I.
G
A
You
Council
Lara,
we've
also
been
joined
by
city
council
Louisiana.
Any
comments
or
questions
of
this
panel.
J
Good
morning,
I
think
it's
still
morning,
everyone
City
councilor
at
large,
routine,
apologize
for
being
late.
I
think
I
missed
a
lot
of
discussion
here
it
you
know
so.
I
don't
have
questions
at
this
point.
J
I'm
just
going
to
listen,
obviously,
we've
seen,
and
we
continue
to
see
that
our
schools,
we
have
issues
of
sexual
harassment,
issues
of
bullying,
initials
of
violence
that
need
to
be
addressed,
and
you
know
I'm
a
big
proponent
of
us
pouring
resources
into
the
social
and
emotional
supports
that
are
going
to
support
our
students,
guidance,
counselors,
more
psychologists.
You
know
last
year
or
earlier
this
year
the
timeline
is
off.
J
J
You
know
what
can
we
do
to
further
support
our
students
in
schools
to
make
more
to
get
more
exceptional
guide
councils
like
like
you
who
can
help
students
when
they
come
through
our
doors,
who
are
dealing
with
all
of
these
issues
that
result
in
violence
that
result
in
sexual
harassment
and
she
said,
hire
more
guidance
counselors,
and
so
we
know
that
sometimes
we
want
to
blow
up
the
issue
is
like
well.
How
do
we
solve
this?
How
do
we
you
know?
J
What
are
the
answers,
and
sometimes
the
answers
are
just
putting
more
money
into
our
schools
to
the
things
that
we
know
work.
The
emotional
supports
the
more
guidance
counselors,
because
our
kids
are
walking
into
schools
with
all
of
these
issues
that
manifest
themselves
in
ways
that
harm
the
the
other
students
in
the
classroom
in
the
school
environment,
and
so
we
know
some
of
the
tools
that
work
and
where
sometimes,
for
whatever
reason,
try
to
do
it.
J
We
want
to
engage
in
more
reactive
measures
rather
than
preventative
and
on
the
on
the
prevention
side.
We
know
that
guidance,
counselors
and
more
emotional
supports
for
our
students,
save
lives,
I'm
a
BPS
graduate.
My
guidance
counselor
was
a
beacon
for
me.
You
know,
as
I
was
navigating
so
much
changing
in
life.
My
parents,
great
parents,
but
don't
know
the
system
didn't
go
to
college
and
I.
Look
at
that.
J
As
my
at
my
guidance
counselor
black
woman,
who
is
now
my
neighbor
and
think
about
how
much
I
she
how
much
she
provided
me
and
I,
and
when
we're
having
these
discussions,
sometimes
like
the
answer
is,
is
just
I
mean
it's
obviously
not
simple,
but
part
of
the
answer
is
supporting
our
students
so
that
they
have
in
our
school
environments,
adults
that
they
can
trust
and
they
can
turn
to
if
they
don't
have
them
in
their
personal
lives.
So
I'm
just
going
to
continue
listening.
J
I,
don't
have
questions
because
I
didn't
hear
the
presentation,
but
you
know
I
want
to
support
us.
You
know
being
more
creative
and
being
more
thoughtful
about.
Are
the
interventions
that
we
use
in
school?
You
know
they're
great.
You
know
the
great
example
down
in
Louisiana
and
Shreveport.
They
were
having.
You
know
ongoing
incidences
of
violence
and
they
just
brought
in
non-profit.
J
They
brought
in
a
non-profit
organization
led
by
black
fathers
to
come
in
and
just
greet
the
students
every
day
and
hug
them
and
let
them
know
that
they
were
loved
and
that
they
were
cared
for
and
how
that
was
an
intervention
that
really
changed
the
Dynamics
and
the
atmospheres.
So
I
think
we
have
a
tendency
sometimes
to
rely
on
structures
and
systems
that
are
just
our
default,
without
pressing
ourselves
to
see
what
works
and
so
I'm.
J
Looking
forward
to
more
conversations
to
continuing
to
be
an
advocate
for
more
social
emotional
support
for
our
kids,
in
the
form
of
more
guidance,
counselors,
more
psychologists
and
listening
to
the
students
and
centering
them
in
these
conversations
and
hearing
from
them
about
what
they
want
to
address
the
issues
of
sexual
harassment,
bullying
and
violence,
because
we
have
to
listen
to
them
because
they're
experiencing
it
every
day
in
the
classroom
and
when
they
walk
through
the
door.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
I.
A
Thank
you,
Council
Louisiana.
This
obviously
concludes
this
panel.
We're
obviously
welcome
to
stick
around
for
a
little
bit
if
you
would
like
kind
of
call
upon
Renee
calendar
from
promoting
conflict
resolution
and
also
as
a
professional,
courtesy
and
cheers
discretion
to
ask
if
she
so
chooses
a
someone.
I
go
back
a
lot
of
years
with
Neva
Coakley,
rice
I
know,
Anita's
name
has
been
invoked
in
a
couple
occasions.
A
You
are
more
than
welcome
to
come
down
here
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
your
strategies
and
things
that
you've
been
doing
as
well
so
and
we'll
forward
you
over
to
see
that
that
opportunity,
as
we
await
the
acting
superintendent's
arrival,
Renee
welcome
to
the
Boston
city
council.
You
have
the
floor,
just
state
your
name
and
your
affiliation.
If
any
for
the
record,
and
you
have
the
floor.
Okay,.
K
My
passion
continues
to
be
creating
a
safe
Boston
for
all
I
have
a
unique
lens
in
which
I
view
the
needs
of
families
in
our
community.
Presently,
I
am
an
active
member
with
the
Boston
SOS,
whose
primary
focus
is
developing
a
safety
plan
to
ensure
our
children
are
safe
in
schools,
free
of
all
weapons.
K
It
is
Paramount
that
our
children
deserve
a
chance
to
thrive
through
Education
Without
Fear
of
violence
in
school.
Students
deserve
to
have
school
as
a
safe
haven,
given
the
opportunity
to
collaborate
with
BPS
promoting
conflict
resolution.
Inc
will
work
to
instill
a
unified
concept
with
BPS
families
in
the
BPS
staff,
supporting
the
families
through
education,
stability
and
access
to
help
in
achieving
educational
success
for
all
of
our
students.
Thank
you.
A
Mr
gratitude,
thank
you,
Renee
and
I
still
don't
see
the
Acting
Superintendent
so
as
a
professional,
courtesy
and
again,
a
long-term
relationship,
if
Sam,
if
you
could
come
down
just
for
the
limited
purpose
of
just
explaining
where
our
Acting
Superintendent
is
and
anything
you
can
share
with
respect
to
this
morning's
hearing
and
any
updates
with
respect
to
the
policy
and
then,
as
the
chair
out
I
intend
to
is
out
of
respect
for
my
colleagues
and
the
Boston
city
council
recessed,
the
hearing
and
reconvene
Monday
at
10
o'clock
to
give
our
Acting
Superintendent
an
opportunity
to
come
forward,
show
respect
to
the
Boston
city,
council
and
my
colleagues
here
and
with
that
and
again
this
is
a
long-term
relationship.
A
I
appreciate
and
respect
you
and
the
work
you
do
has
nothing
to
do
with
you.
We
had
specifically
requested
that
the
Acting
Superintendent
be
here.
We
felt
that
the
issue
is
that
important
with
bullying
and
violence
in
the
schools.
We
expected
his
arrival
at
10
o'clock
we've.
Given
him
now
two
hours,
I
intend
to
do
two
things
as
chair
I
intend
to
recess
this
hearing.
I
also
intend
to
send
a
formal
summons
for
his
arrival
for
10
a.m.
L
Morning
still
good
morning,
thank
you
for
hosting
us
today.
Thank
you
for
all
the
counselors
that
are
present
today
and
for
the
testimony
that
we
heard
earlier
today.
This
is
a
very
serious
topic
of
conversations
and
we're
glad
that
you're
able
to
hold
it
and
keep
the
conversation
going.
L
My
understanding
is
that
Dr
Augustine
was
clear
that
he
was
not
able
to
attend
today
and
made
that
aware
up
front
in
a
study
sent
a
BPS
team,
including
myself,
and
my
colleagues
here
that
are
really
close
to
the
work
and
a
clear
and
understanding
of
the
plan.
It
speak
to
the
plan
and
discuss
any
future
Partnerships
in
consideration
of
other
options
for
us
to
consider
going
forward.
So
with
that
said,
I'll
defer
to
you
on
how
you
want
to
proceed
so.
A
We'd
like
to
pursue
with
the
recess
and
reconvene
on
Monday
when
Acting
Superintendent,
Drew
eckelson
could
be
here,
obviously
with
you
and
your
team
to
show
us
the
plan.
If
you
will,
because
we're
hearing
from
our
colleagues
from
members
of
the
public
that
there's
concerns
that
there
isn't
a
plan
or
there
is
a
plan,
they
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
new
plan
or
it's
incorporating
some
of
the
concerns
that
were
raised
at
this
hearing
again
respectfully,
he
was
invited
to
be
here
we've
given
him.
Two
hours
would
have
picked
them
up.
A
That
goes
from
the
17f
that
goes
from
a
public
hearing
that
goes
from
just
the
engagement.
We
are
supposed
to
be
on
the
same
team,
which
is
for
the
betterment
of
our
city.
For
the
benefit
of
our
students
for
their
safety,
for
their
parents
for
their
buy-in
for
all
that
stuff,
that
our
role,
our
primary
responsibility
is
the
education
of
our
children
and
part
fossil
to
that
is
their
safety
and
the
fact
that
we
had
over.
We
had
1925
incidents
last
year.
Those
are
the
ones
that
were
reported.
A
You
know
we
obviously
want
to
talk
about
reporting
mechanisms
and
what
have
you
but
again
we
we
I,
want
to
make
stress
this.
We
are
in
this
together
the
Boston
City
Council,
in
partnership
with
the
Boston
public
schools,
within
in
partnership
with
the
Boston
Police
Department,
in
partnership
with
our
clergy
and
members,
and
students
and
families
and
grandparents
all
of
it.
We
want
to
work
together
on
this
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
it.
A
This
body
deserves
a
certain
level
of
respect
and
he
was
invited,
chose
not
to
attend
or
for
whatever
reason,
so
we're
going
to
afford
him
an
additional
opportunity
and
we're
going
to
recess
this
hearing,
and
we
will
reconvene
on
Monday
at
10
o'clock
in
the
inella
chamber
and
again
Sam
I
appreciate
you
I
appreciate
the
work
you
do.
I
appreciate
the
team
and
they'll
work
directly
needs
to
be
here
to
respect
this
Council.
Thank
you.
All
this
committee
is
in
recess.
A
There's
no
questions
before
Sam
depina,
it's
a
professional
courtesy
to
explain
his
whereabouts.