Q&A
Council Member Yeger questions Principal Philippe about school security funding
3:26:05
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Council Member Kalman Yeger questions Principal Deanna Philippe about Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School's experience with the school security guard reimbursement program. The discussion reveals that the school has never had a security guard due to not meeting the enrollment threshold for the program.
- The school's peak enrollment was 324 students, just under the 300-student requirement for the program.
- The school currently has no security personnel at all.
- The lack of access to the reimbursement program is preventing the school from hiring a security officer.
Kalman Yeger
3:26:05
Thank you, manager.
3:26:07
Principal Felipe, just to be clear and to expand a little bit, did you at at one point have a school safety or school security guard that was reimbursed?
Deanna Philippe
3:26:17
No.
3:26:17
We did not.
3:26:18
So the height of our enrollment was 324, and when we applied for the grant, we were still just under.
3:26:24
We were told no.
Kalman Yeger
3:26:25
Do you have a school security officer that you pay for that's not reimbursed?
Deanna Philippe
3:26:29
We do not have any school safety at all.
Kalman Yeger
3:26:31
So the lack of this program is costing you your ability to actually have a school security officer.
Jamie Neckles
3:26:36
Absolutely.
Kalman Yeger
3:26:37
Alright.
3:26:37
Thank you very much.
