Chicago Board of Education reportedly seeking to remove police from schools this year

The Chicago Board of Education, which runs Chicago Public Schools (CPS), is reportedly seeking to remove police officers from schools in the next academic year. 

"Alderman Nicholas Sposato (38th) said that two school system sources have told him that the school board could make the decision as soon as its Jan. 25 meeting, possibly opting not to renew its approximately $10 million contract with the city for police officers," Nadig Newspapers reported. 

"They told me there’s going to be no SROs," Sposato said.

The Chicago Board of Education is said to be seeking to strip Local School Councils, made up of parents, teachers and students, of their power to choose whether or not to have school resource officers (SROs) at their schools. After taking the decision away from local councils, the board will remove all officers from school grounds, according to local outlet WBEZ.