A plan to replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers got a House OK with substantial changes. The House voted 64-25 Friday to establish a grant program for schools who hire mental health professionals to keep calm in the hallways. Police had objected to the idea because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers. Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch removed that part.
State Grants to Replace Cops with Social Workers in Schools Passes but With Big Changes
