Sentences with phrase «over school safety»

«Parents feel their children are safer at school than at play in their own neighborhood, but recent acts of school violence have ignited debate over school safety.

NEW YORK — Concerns over school safety are front and center as New York City appoints a new Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, to head the city's school system.

And if it does, the first time an armed teacher uses a weapon for something other than protection, a whole new uproar over school safety will follow, and once again the media will be there, for better and worse.

It's the first major vote on school safety since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead sparked a nationwide debate over school safety and gun control.

But the debate over school safety is muddled by the sometimes - contradictory statistics compiled by the city and state — including violent incidents, weapons recovery, assaults and other metrics — that are themselves a source of contention.

It brought renewed urgency to the national debate over school safety, with young survivors tearfully calling for changes to gun laws, students walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence, and President Donald Trump urging schools to arm their teachers.