1999 Mayor Richard M. Daley and other local government leaders today outlined a comprehensive approach to school safety for the coming academic year that seeks to protect children from the time they leave home in the morning until the time they arrive home at night. That means we have to provide an atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
Nothing can destroy that atmosphere faster than the threat of violence.
Children cannot learn in fear. The first day of school is Tuesday, August 24. Mayor Daley said the City's continuing safety programs have been quite successful in providing children with a safe learning environment.