FOX 29's Jeff Cole spoke with Kevin Bethel, the Chief Safety Officer of the School District of Philadelphia as a part of FOX 29's “Save our Streets” initiative to learn more about safety protocols in schools.
, parents are calling for heightened safety in schools.
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 200 kids have been shot in Philadelphia. The latest shooting happened yesterday as two men got out of a car and began firing shots at three students after their senior barbecue day at Simon and Gratz Mastery High School. Kevin Bethel, the Chief Safety Officer for the Philadelphia School District, says that 162 active students have been shot and since September, 31 students have been killed. He says he fears violence against kids no longer shocks people. Police: 3 teens injured in daytime shooting near two Philadelphia schools
Bethel’s officers do not patrol charter schools, like Gratz, but he says that the battle to keep all kids safe is unrelenting. "We do our best, here at the school district, to try to create the safest environment for our kids. I’ve had homicides at the doorsteps of my schools, or children shot within a block of our schools," Bethel said.
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