In its most recent report, the Yolo County Grand Jury has again taken up the issue of school safety in the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD), focusing on high-profile concerns such as fencing, surveillance cameras, and locked doors.
While no one disputes that student safety is of paramount importance, it’s worth asking a basic question: Why is the Grand Jury involved in this at all?
As such, this is not a corruption case. This is not a failure of compliance with state law. This is a disagreement over best practices in school safety. And that is a debate that should be happening within our own community, not driven by a civil grand jury composed largely of individuals from outside of Davis…