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Schools Are Facing a Severe Shortage of Security Personnel; Even 18-Year-Old Security Assistants Are Being Assigned to the Job

The New York City government recently confirmed that the NYPD has deployed 114 "assistant school safety agents," all just 18 years old and recent high school graduates, to public elementary schools throughout the city to help maintain campus order and daily security operations. This plan aims to address the recent loss of school safety personnel, but has also raised questions from the education sector and civil rights groups regarding the traini…
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The New York City government recently confirmed that the NYPD has deployed 114 "assistant school safety agents," all just 18 years old and recent high school graduates, to public elementary schools throughout the city to help maintain campus order and daily security operations. This plan aims to address the recent loss of school safety personnel, but has also raised questions from the education sector and civil rights groups regarding the traini…

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大纪元 Epoch Times broke the news in on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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