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Student Safety Efforts; Statehouse Update

Image: Brian Bull, Ideastream
Image: Brian Bull, Ideastream

The kidnapping death of a teenage girl as she made her way to a Cleveland charter school has sharpened community focus on the safety of children who must walk or use public transportation. We'll discuss the community response to Alianna DeFreeze's disappearance and death as well as measures already in place to watch out for the safety of students in Cleveland. Then, Ohio's Secretary of State turns his attention to non-citizens casting ballots.  We'll get the details from our Statehouse team.


  • Phillip Morris, Columnist, The Plain Dealer  
  • Rev. Jimmy Gates, Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Safe Streets, Safe Schools 
  • Bishop Tony Minor, Community of Faith Assembly, Safe Streets, Safe Schools
  • John McBride, Model Education Leader, The Prep Schools, E Prep and Village Prep  
  • Michael Gettings, Transit Police Commander  
  • Chief Lester Fultz, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Division of Safety & Security   
  • Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse News Bureau Chief