North Station

Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing on school safety and juvenile gun incidents

Last activity March 5, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    March 2, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

This matter requests a City Council hearing to examine recent juvenile weapon incidents and school safety coordination. It will look at trends in youth gun possession, the roles of the Youth Violence Strike Force, how information is shared among police, schools, and families, and procedures for dismissal, prevention, and trauma support. The committee is the Education Committee.

Affects students, educators, and families

In Dorchester and Roxbury

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Ed Flynn, and Erin Murphy

Now with the Committee on Education

About Public Safety and Education

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Official title

Order for a hearing regarding recent juvenile weapon incidents and school safety coordination.

Timeline

  1. March 4, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Education.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, March 4, 2026