Citing security and safety concerns, San Jose's mayor and others want to change city law to ban unhoused encampments near all public and private schools and daycares.
"We’ve got to create safe places. But people have to take advantage as well. We cannot have a free-for-all on our streets," he said.
High school senior Fernanda Morales-Soto said an unhoused resident followed her home from school one day.Kim Vo, the Principal at KIPP San Jose Collegiate High School, said there’s been a slew of incidents linked to the residents of 13 RVs permanently parked just off school grounds. The mayor and others said this isn’t about casting blame on one group, but making sure all school children feel safe pursuing an education.
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