NYC School Safety Coalition Town Hall Meeting October 26, 2022
The NYC School Safety Coalition held a virtual town hall meeting on October 26th to discuss the guns found in schools so far this school year, the 1500+ weapons confiscated so far this school year, shootings outside of school, stabbings outside of schools, shortage of School Safety Agents, and the need for NYPD to assign […]
Join us for our virtual School Safety Town Hall Meeting Tonight at 7:00PM
Register on Zoom to watch or ask questions at:https://tinyurl.com/NYCSchoolSafetyTownHall
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