CPS has fewer police officers in schools. How’s the transition going?

Out of the 91 district-run high schools, CPS says 19 continue to have two full-time officers and 22 have one.

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Principal Antonio Ross, left, and Dean La Troy Farrow at Hyde Park Academy High School, which has removed one police officer. Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times
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Principal Antonio Ross, left, and Dean La Troy Farrow at Hyde Park Academy High School, which has removed one police officer. Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times

CPS has fewer police officers in schools. How’s the transition going?

Out of the 91 district-run high schools, CPS says 19 continue to have two full-time officers and 22 have one.

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In the last two years, the number of police officers inside Chicago Public Schools has dropped by one-third. Since 2020, it’s been up to local school councils to decide whether to keep officers in the building. Reset learns more about how CPS is changing its approach to addressing root causes of student behavior.

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