b"\x02Kitty TaylorBoard of Education, School SafetyMember since 1989The following is an edited version of Kitty Taylors oral history interview from March 9, 2017.In 1989, I became interested in school safety. I was going to my daughter's school and I met some school safety officers. I was asking them questions about school safety and they gave me information on how to apply. I was 46.I didsome daycare work at Tompkins Daycare Center when my daughter was younger. I did some weekend work at Long IslandUniversity working in the cafeteria. When I first started working for the City, I was at the Brooklyn Borough office. I wasfloating at the time going from school to school until I finally got a permanent assignment. That was 1990.What school was that first permanent assignment?It was IS 71 in Brooklyn. My job title was School Safety OfficerWhy did you decide to go to work for the Board of Ed in this job?The information that I got from school safety officers from my daughters school made me very interested. I wasgoing to school at night and thinking about going back to work once my daughter finished school. She was planning ongoing to college. I got all the information that I needed. When she was settled, I decided to apply. I was interviewed, andthen I got hired.Did the School Safety Officers at your daughters school influence your decision?Yeah. They were women and told me I could take on the job. My daughter was leaving, for college, so it gave me theopportunity to take on a new role. Before you took on this job, did you have friends who worked for the City of New York? Not really. But, once I got into the school, I met some people. They were very friendly and I just fit right in. The administration was great. I met the principal and he made me very comfortable. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. Everybody was so nice; the teachers and the students at that time were terrific.Did you go to other schools after that?Yes. Sometime when there is an absentee in another school, they would take one from my school to fill the spot atthat school. But when I first started, there were only two officers.168 "