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TPS considers new Safety and Security plan
After months of studying the issue and hearing from a broad group of the Tacoma community, parents, staff and students, the Tacoma School District is considering a new Safety and Security Plan that includes police officer on-call support if needed for the most difficult situations district-wide—rather than base police officers at high schools as in the past.
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