Amid the growing call from activists and community groups to “defund the police,” the Los Angeles Unified School District has approved an immediate 35 percent budget cut for its law enforcement agency.
In a 4-3 vote, the L.A. County Board of Education narrowly passed the amendment to the district’s 2020-21 budget. The vote took place late Tuesday evening, following hours of public testimony by Black Lives Matter activists and parents and officers speaking in support of the school police force.
