>>> TODAY, THE BOARD WANTS TO
>>> TODAY, THE BOARD WANTS TO
DISCUSS CHANGING THE CURRENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POLICE AND
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AS WE FOUND OUT, THE
CONVERSATION GOT MUCH BIGGER.
>> Reporter: THIS GOES BEYOND
REDISTRIBUTING FUNDS FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OTHER
SOURCES OF RESOURCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WEST CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY PAYS ITS POLICE
DEPARTMENT, $2 MILLION, AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY PAYS ITS POLICE
DEPARTMENT, $70 MILLION.
HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO, THEY ONLY
PAY $45,000.
THIS IS ABOUT PREVENTING
CONFLICT BEFORE IT SPILLS IN TO
THE SCHOOLS.
>> THAT MEANS US BEING REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT
SCHOOL SAFETY.
HOW WE SUPPORT STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES AND HOW WE HAVE CLEAR
PLANS OF MAKING SURE THAT WHEN
THE POLICE COME IN TO OUR
SCHOOLS, THAT THEY ARE, WE ARE
MAKING SURE TO MINIMIZE CONTACT
WITH STUDENTS WHEN IT’S NOT
NECESSARY.
>> SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER ALLISON
COLLINS WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH
THE CURRENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS AND
THE CITY’S POLICE.
AND INSTEAD, BEGIN INVESTING IN
PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE IN
THE CLSROOM.
>> AND WE KNOW WHEN COMMUNITIES
ARE BETTER RESOURCED, THEY DON’T
COME IN, IN TRAUMA AND IN
CRISIS.
>> Reporter: TO DO THAT, THEY
ARE THINKING OF TAKING FUNDS
FROM POLICE COVERAGE AND
DIRECTING IT TO SOCIAL WORKERS
AND COUNSELORS.
ONE IS TO OUTLINE WHEN OFFICERS
ARE CALLED TO A SCHOOL AND WHAT
THEY CAN DO ON CAMPUS.
>> WE WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE
MOU, IT HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE
IN MANAGING POLICE AND IT HAS
NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REALLY
CLEARLY DEFININ WHAT WE SHOULD
BE DOING BETTER AS A STAFF.
>> Reporter: THE MOST RECENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN POLICE AND THE
DISTRICT EXPIRED IN JANUARY
2019.
BUT IT WAS IN AFFECT IN AUGUST
2018.
WHEN BOARD MEMBER COLLINS SAID
THAT POLICE VIOLATED IT AT THE
BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING.
THE BOARD NEEDS TO LOOK PAST
AGREEMENTS AND LOOK AT COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
IN A STATEMENT, THE SAN
FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID
IT VALUES THE RELATIONSHIP WITH
SFUSD, AND WANTS TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH THEM.
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT OUR YOUTH
AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
PROGRAMS SERVE AS POSITIVE WAYS
TO BUILD LASTING AND HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUR
OFFICERS.
>> ONCE THE DISTRICT ASSESSES
THE STAFF AND COMES UP WITH A
MORE DETAILED SECURITY PLAN,
THEN IT NEEDS TO PRESENT IT TO