Following the tragic mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and concerns about the growing number of weapons in city public schools, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks called on parents to get involved in helping keep schools safe, but one parent who heads a coalition of parent advocates said the group's requests to discuss school safety have been ignored.
Through May 20 since the start of the school year, 5,546 knives, Tasers and other weapons have been recovered from schools, NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban said at a May 25 press conference. That represented a 124-percent increase in the number of weapons seized compared to the 2018-2019 school year, which was the last year schools were fully open.
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