In an effort to curb shootings and make going to and from school less dangerous for students, Philadelphia officials announced they will spend $1.8 million on installing security cameras near high schools and middle schools in high crime neighborhoods.
tracked by the city's Office of the Controller. At least 95 young people 18 or younger have been shot in the city this year, according to the data.
Johnson said the need for the new security cameras is being prompted by the shootings of teenagers, many near their schools.On May 17, a 16-year-old boy was shot seven times while sitting outside KIPP Philadelphia Charter School in the city's Parkside neighborhood. Just seven days later, three students, ages 15 to 17, were shot and wounded after leaving the Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter in the city's Tioga-Nicetown section.
"Youth being shot or being murdered almost on a daily basis doesn't even garner that much attention," Johnson said. "It's almost like it's expected or normalized and that's a really sad place to be." The announcement of the program comes less than a month after a teenager armed with an AR-15 rifle allegedly killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.Clarke said he hopes the new cameras will also "create an environment where people feel a little more safe."
"We need every child to be safe as they go to school, and come home later in the day," Clarke said. "These cameras are a good start, and they’ll lend eyes to law enforcement officials working very hard to keep our kids safe from harm."
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