LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Aug. 14 announced a series of actions taken to improve school safety. The leaders will host convenings of stakeholders and community members focusing on safety in and around schools to ensure that students in Los Angeles feel and are safe.
The City of Los Angeles has taken the following actions over the summer to address student safety:
Preventing Violence Near Schools:
Over the summer, the city took action to deploy resources through the Summer Night Lights program to some school-adjacent recreation facilities to increase youth and family programming in public spaces in order to help reduce violence. The program is a key component of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development or GRYD Comprehensive Strategy.
Making Streets Around Schools Safer:
The city has been expediting the hiring of crossing guards, reaching the highest number of crossing guards in at least a decade to ensure that students and families can cross streets safely:
The City is improving traffic safety with a record number of investments in their “Safe Route to Schools” program. These investments include the creation of “School Slow Zones”, speed humps and quick-build projects that slow down traffic within school zones:
Addressing Substance Abuse In Schools:
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