Pennsylvania Legislature Mulls Funding For Philadelphia School Violence Official

The Philadelphia Inquirer (3/29, Graham) reports, "Since Philadelphia lost its school violence watchdog 18 months ago, anyone who called in a complaint has spoken to someone in Cumberland County," a state of affairs that Pennsylvania state Rep. John Taylor (R) finds "unacceptable." Taylor said Monday that "he will introduce legislation to restore and fully fund an Office of Safe Schools Advocate within the Philadelphia School District. ... In addition to fully funding the office," the bill "would assign the office to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to make it more independent. The position formerly reported to the state Department of Education."