BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore City Council President Jack Young says he wants to shift $10 million earmarked for the police force to help fund the city’s struggling public schools.
The Baltimore Sun reports (https://bsun.md/2mt8unz ) that Young made the announcement Tuesday that he’ll look to use the funds to help the Baltimore City Public Schools close a $130 million budget gap.
Young said that “a city that gives more to their police department than they give to their education system is a problem.”
Education advocates cheered the decision, but others worry that taking funds away from the police department will hinder the crime fight. So far this year, the city has seen 72 homicides, including a trans woman who was killed early Wednesday. In 2015, the city recorded 344 homicides, a 20-year high.
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Information from: The Baltimore Sun, https://www.baltimoresun.com
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