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Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls for Disbanding School Police

Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls for Disbanding School Police
A police officer walks past the administrative offices of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Dec. 15, 2015. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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6/9/2020|Updated: 6/9/2020

A top Los Angeles teachers union official said June 8 that the organization supports disbanding a special 400-member police force charged with the task of keeping schools safe.

Cecily Myart-Cruz, the incoming president of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), which represents some 30,000 teachers and support staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), said at a June 8 event that the union supports the elimination of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD).

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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