School incidents spark debate over return of police to LAUSD campuses

LAUSD is sticking by its policy of keeping police officers off campuses even after an apparent rise in violence and safety threats.The Los Angeles Unified School District is sticking by its policy of keeping police officers off campuses even after an apparent rise in incidents of violence and safety threats at schools.

"Someone bring a gun, another one go fight outside the school or sometimes they fight near the bathroom. That's really heavy. Really worried. I feel that's terrible and unsafe for the kids," said Marina Luna, whose granddaughter attends Northridge Middle School.But district Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says there are no plans to do that - even after some confusion last week when officers were sent to 20 schools which have seen what the district calls critical incidents.

In 2020 following the George Floyd protests, LAUSD moved away from traditional school policing and the district's police budget was cut by 35%.

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