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Chicago Sun-Times
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Sarah Karp | WBEZ

Chicago Board of Ed wants cops out of public schools this fall, principals told

Youth activists demand the removal of school resource officers from Chicago Public Schools in front of CPS headquarters in 2020. (Pat Nabong / Sun-Times file photo)

In a move that could reshape Chicago Public Schools to align with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s vision, CPS officials are telling principals to prepare for the possible removal of police officers stationed in school buildings by next fall.

CPS officials recently told principals that school board members don’t support having police officers in schools, WBEZ has confirmed with one principal present at the meeting. The news was first reported last week by Nadig Newspapers, a local paper covering Chicago’s Northwest Side.

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