SCHENECTADY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — After recent incidents of violence at Schenectady schools, parents, community members and even two students gathered Sunday at the Jerry Burrell Park to discuss solutions.
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In the last two weeks, multiple fights have broken out at Schenectady High School, including one involving a knife. The Schenectady School District told NEWS10 last week they are actively working to make students feel safer, including weighing the option of adding metal detectors in schools.
However, some parents feel the school is not doing enough. Jamaica Miles, a Schenectady school board member and co-founder of an advocacy group, All Of Us , hosted a community discussion Sunday to bring people together.
“My heart is broken this afternoon because there’s nobody here,” said Aisha, a Schenectady High School parent. “This is really sad.”
Aisha, along with many other parents at Sunday’s discussion want to see change for their kids.