A day earlier than a bullet was discovered within the parking zone of a Dorchester faculty, the chief of the Boston Police Department hinted that metallic detectors in faculties may not be such a foul concept and stated the division “would welcome being a part of the schools.”
“I would speak on behalf of my department to say we would welcome being a part of the schools,” stated police Commissioner Michael Cox in a Thursday night time interview on “NightSide with Dan Rea” on WBZ News Radio1030.
“We’re willing to have any role possible to keep these kids safe and to help mentor kids and help build relationships, strong relationships, well into the future,” he added.
The remark got here only a day earlier than a bullet was discovered within the parking zone of Henderson Okay-12 Inclusion School in Dorchester.
“I am writing to inform you that this afternoon, a member of our school staff discovered a bullet in the school parking lot,” wrote Stephanie Sibley, the pinnacle of the varsity, in a Friday letter. “All students and staff are safe.”
It additionally follows a yr through which weapons present in faculties, in addition to gun violence simply outdoors faculty doorways, put faculties into “safe mode” and had neighborhood members in addition to some within the native religion communities calling for adjustments.
Cox tempered his pint within the interview by saying that the choice for police in faculties will not be his to make.
“I’m not the school superintendent and she’s got a very difficult job and I’m not going to venture out and say that we’re going to come in and do something because at some point over the last two to three years the school department has spoken about what role they want the police department to have,” he stated, later including, “I am not here to dictate or say what the schools should or shouldn’t do because it’s hard enough to run a police department.”
On metallic detectors, Cox stated, “A lot of people … they’ve used metal detectors, and they’ve found them to be useful in making sure, or helping to make sure, that people aren’t armed in some way. That’s what the purpose of it is, no more, no less. And so that’s all I’ll say about that.”
Superintendent Mary Skipper stated late Friday that her division is “grateful to BPD for their daily coordination and partnership.”
“We share a commitment to doing whatever it takes to support our students and their families, and an understanding that what happens in our classrooms is directly connected to what our young people experience at home and in our neighborhoods,” she added.
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