The number of police officers in schools has fallen drastically since the 'defund the police' protests in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd.
Donate NowThe number of NYPD school safety agents working in city schools has fallen by roughly 1,000 over the last three years, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Independent Budget Office.
Those figures are down from roughly 5,050 in 2020, the year that “defund the police” protests in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd prompted changes to the NYPD's budget. That year, the City Council voted against hiring more than 1,000 officers slated to join the department, including hundreds headed for the school safety division.
Gregory Floyd, who heads the union representing school safety agents, said the rise in violence outside schools has been “predictable” as the number of safety agents has declined precipitously.
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