(NEW YORK POST) – More than 4,700 weapons have been recovered in New York City schools since the return to in-person classes in the fall, according to police data released Wednesday.
Over half of those were pepper spray and knives, which school officials suggested students could be bringing out of fear of violence that might erupt after the dismissal bell rings.
“Even in our schools that have not had — up until now — any significant issues, they’re expressing all kinds of anxiety because there are issues happening outside of the schools,” said Schools Chancellor David Banks at a town hall in Queens.