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Growing chorus of parents demand Los Angeles put police back in schools: Violence has 'become the norm'
The Los Angeles Unified School District is facing growing pressure from parents to reinstate police officers in schools.
Two LAUSD parents spoke out on “Fox & Friends First” Wednesday on the increasing concerns about their children’s safety and exposure to violence and drugs while at school.
“High school, middle school students, they bring home videos that the kids have taken on campus of fights – very, very, intense fights – with groups of kids fighting and a kid on the ground, other kids jumping on top of them, for example,” L.A. mother Maria Luisa Palma explained.
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The school board voted unanimously in February 2021 to do away with officers stationed in schools, but a safety board is now asking that individual schools be allowed to make the decision for themselves.
However, the school board already rejected a similar resolution in September 2021.
“This has become the norm here,” Palma said. “The district is normalizing this type of violence, and we hear it from our kids. And now we have the data that was just released in mid-April that confirms what we’ve been hearing anecdotally from our children.”
LAUSD reported significant increases in reports of violence, illegal substances, threats and weapons brought onto campuses in the 2022-2023 school year.
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The Los Angeles United School District reported increases in incidents involving violence, threats, drugs and weapons in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The release of the latest data prompted parents to voice their concerns at a school board meeting Tuesday, again calling for additional safety measures.
“How many students have to die so that you are able to do something? We need to have the school police in all the schools,” one parent said.
“How long before you come down to our level from your ideological castles in the sky, and listen and act in the best interest of our community? The communities that put you in these positions. How much longer? What else is it that we have to do?” Palma said at the meeting.
Shiva Bagheri, another parent in the Los Angeles Unified School District, said the “defund police” movement is to blame for the “lawlessness” in both schools and the state as a whole.
“It’s just a bunch of crazy people that are ruining our streets,” she said. “My daughter saw two armed robberies in broad daylight. So, of course we need the police there. That’s the only way as parents are going to feel that our kids are safe at school.”
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Palma has launched an online petition demanding the return of police officers in schools.
“It’s heart-wrenching to feel that we take such pains, we make huge investments in our children to keep them safe at home. Everything we do for our kids, just to think that at school they’re going to be exposed to drugs in the bathrooms, which is what the kids tell us. That they’re going to be witnessing close up the violence and the fights that are out of control,” she said.
The key, Palma explained, is discipline and consequences.
“That’s what’s missing.”
“As [LAUSD] moved from a suspension discipline environment to what they call now a restorative justice and positive behavior support discipline policy, which we believe is not working. So there are no deterrents to keep the kids from acting out,” she said.
Palma believes students, including her own son, are suffering academically as a result.
“How can kids concentrate on developing their academic capabilities when the schools are not safe?”
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California childcare providers struggle to stay alive
Hundreds of Bay Area child care providers closed their doors in 2020, as many parents worked from home and watched their children on their own. According to the Century Foundation, more than 70,000 childcare programs nationwide are projected to close. This is partly due to the expiration of the federal COVID-19 pandemic support program that kept many centers open.
SAN FRANCISCO – More San Francisco families will soon have access to free or discounted childcare thanks to an expansion of a city program announced Thursday by Mayor Daniel Lurie.
Who’s eligible for free or discounted childcare in San Francisco?
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Under the mayor’s expansion of the city’s Family Opportunity Agenda, nearly 750 more children will have access to free or discounted care. To be eligible for free childcare, families must earn less than 150% of the city’s annual median income, $230,000. Families who earn under 200% of the median income – $310,000 – will receive a 50% subsidy for childcare.
The program expansion will offer more than 700 childcare spots, with a focus on infants and toddlers in the Sunset, Parkside, Richmond, Mission, Bayview, Portola, Mission Bay, Excelsior, Glen Park, and SoMa neighborhoods, the mayor’s office said.
“The new slots will expand the city’s early childhood system for infants and toddlers by more than 8%—broadening access to affordable, high-quality childcare for working families,” the city said, in part, in a statement Thursday.
What is San Francisco’s Family Opportunity Agenda?
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The mayor’s Family Opportunity Agenda was launched in January to make housing, childcare, education and more necessary resources affordable for San Francisco residents.
“When families have access to quality, affordable childcare, they can stay and build a life in San Francisco,” Lurie said. “For children, it supports their academic and emotional growth long before kindergarten. And for our entire city, it strengthens our future—helping families stay and keeping our communities strong.”
For more information on the city’s childcare program, click here.
How much does childcare cost?
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, full-time childcare for pre-school-age children can cost anywhere between $9,000 and $24,000 per year. For children under the age of two, the cost rises from $11,000 to $29,000, research shows.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau in 2024 shows California has the third-highest costs for childcare across the U.S., at an average $16,945 per year.
The Source: Office of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie
Kaden Davis is taking his talents to the United Football League.
The former Denver Broncos wide receiver signed with the UFL’s Houston Gamblers earlier this week, and he could make his debut as early as Friday evening when the Gamblers face the Columbus Aviators (5:00 p.m. MT on Fox and FuboTV).
Davis (6-1, 193 pounds) entered the league with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Northwest Missouri State in 2022. After spending part of his rookie season on Denver’s practice squad, Davis played for the Michigan Panthers (then of the USFL) in the spring of 2023.
After that, Davis spent time with the Arizona Cardinals (2023) and Detroit Lions (2024) before returning to the Broncos as a member of the practice squad in 2024. He was later cut, re-signed, and cut again by Denver that fall. Davis joined the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad late in the 2024 campaign, and he remained with the Browns in 2025. He’ll now look to impress in the UFL.
Elsewhere on the ex-Bronco front, the San Francisco 49ers signed running back Sincere McCormick, who had a brief stint on Denver’s practice squad last season.
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The Seattle Seahawks have an extensive history of taller cornerbacks on the roster, but not this tall.
The only reason why this is notable is because Broden was measured at just over 6’5 and weighed under 200 pounds. In addition to Broden’s height, he ran a reported 4.37 40-yard dash at his Pro Day. For context, Broden is taller than Richard Sherman (6’3), Riq Woolen (6’4), and Brandon Browner (6’4). Other reports of Broden’s height (including from Tyrone himself) have him up to 6’7. Unsurprisingly, Broden did not have any prior experience at corner during his college football days, and there’s nothing to indicate he had any cornerback work in high school.
At receiver, his chances of making the active roster are slim and none given the competition ahead of him, so why not have some fun experimentation? I’m not banking on it being much of anything, but I hope it continues into training camp so that fans can see this in person.
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