The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) shot down a proposal to allow police officers back on school campuses on Sept. 14. In February 2021, LAUSD voted 4-2 to remove police officers from school campuses in response to the widespread protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd. School-trained climate coaches were to replace the police to ensure school safety, following council’s orders. The proposal of bringing back the campus police was sponsored by school board members George McKenna and Scott Schmerelson, who both voted against the decision to eradicate the police officers from schools in February. In the proposal, McKenna and Schmerelson stated that a survey conducted in the fall found the majority of parents and school staff across the demographic subgroups held positive perceptions of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) and emphasized that significant numbers of parents and staff were opposed to reducing police …