Resolution R2024-0008947
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Call for hearing(s) on laws and policies prohibiting violence interrupters from working within schools based on convictions for non-violent offenses
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In Chicago, violence interrupters, often ex-convicts, mitigate potential violence, particularly among youth, using their credibility and conflict resolution skills to promote peace, reduce violence, and foster safer communities. State law and city code barriers, however, prevent them from school employment, requiring certain offenders to wait seven years post-release for an educational license. Recognized as a fundamental component in violence mitigation, the City Council is urged to address these barriers and the Committee on Education and Child Development to hold a subject matter hearing on laws preventing interrupters with non-violent offense convictions from working in schools.
