Members of the Brockton School Committee are asking the city’s mayor and Gov. Maura Healey for National Guard support amid safety concerns at the high school.
Brockton School Committee members Joyce Asack, Tony Rodrigues, Claudio Gomes, and Ana Oliver sent a letter to Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan on Thursday asking that he request temporary National Guard support at Brockton High School from Healey “to assist in restoring order, ensuring the safety of all individuals on the school premises, and implementing measures to address the root causes of the issues we are facing.”
Asack, Rodrigues, Gomes, and Oliver confirmed Monday that the letter has been sent to Healey’s office.
In a press conference outside the high school around noon, the four School Committee members spoke about why they want the National Guard deployed into school hallways.
“If you support safety within our schools, you will support the National Guard to come in here and to keep our students safe,” Rodrigues said.