Chicago to cut funding earmarked for schools that replaced police with restorative justice policies
Chicago Public Schools is poised to cut in half the money and staff the district provided to some high schools after they removed police officers stationed at their campuses. High schools were given money roughly equivalent to a school resource officer’s annual salary in order to…
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has announced plans to reduce funding and staff for schools that replaced police officers with alternative safety measures. Roughly $8.7 million for Whole School Safety Plans at 54 high schools will be cut to $4 million and the number of positions will drop from 80 to 42. The district's new framework aims to implement restorative justice practices and social-emotional learning across all schools.
CPS officials stated the funding reduction is due to "temporary transition funding" being "phased-out." District officials and advocates maintain the framework is intended to expand safe school practices beyond a select group of high schools.
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