The first day of school is in the books for most CMSD students following a violent summer and previous school year.
CLEVELAND — The first day of school is in the books for most Cleveland Metropolitan School District students following a violent summer and previous school year.
Three CMSD students died last school year, including an 18-year-old boy at a bus stop near John Adams High School.RTA said it and CMSD collaborated with Cleveland Police on school safety, developing potential procedures like adjusting dismissal times and bus times and providing after-school activities until a bus arrives.RTA said CMSD also provided a list of four priority high schools, including John Adams, John F. Kennedy, Garrett Morgan and John Marshall, to increase school safety.
Pennington said she is confident the district will do everything it can to keep kids safe in schools. Just getting there is her biggest concern. RTA said its transit police will have biweekly meetings with CMSD police and CPD to share intelligence and make themselves well-known in hot spots.Watch live and local news any time: