Salt Lake City Police:Community Outreach

Had a great conversation this afternoon with Salt Lake City Police at the Smith’s grocery store in Rose Park.

I believe that the Salt Lake City School District should establish a collaborative relationship with the Salt Lake City Police Department in an effort to improve school attendance by decreasing truancy and reconnecting students with their neighborhood schools. If we start the discussion now, we can be ready for the start of school this fall.

Currently, kids that cut school are allowed to hang out at the library, mall, streets and neighborhoods without being questioned or challenged.

Making it so easy and pleasant to be truant might be a contributing factor to the 52% dropout rate of Hispanic students in our district.

‘Chill with a Cop’ Thursday evening at Smith’s In Rose Park (Tribune)