NYC Mayor de Blasio pledges $20 MN to non-public school security

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill Tuesday authorizing up to $20 million to reimburse nonpublic schools for the hiring of unarmed security guards. The New York City Council voted 43 to 4 last month to reimburse private and religious schools for unarmed security if the schools have at least 300 students.  De Blasio stated that the bill will help “keep our communities safer.”