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<*0p ^ilxe &ity Qouncil °f fa Qity of Bhicago, Illinois
presented by MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL w NOVEMBER 8,2012
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, The Members of this Chamber wish to recognize the heroism and public service of Anita Bishop; arid
WHEREAS, Anita Bishop is a Community Watcher for the Chicago Public Schools Safe Passage Program. The community-based organization she works for, New Hope Community Service Center, is a partner organization With the Chicago Public Schools to provide Safe Passage services in the community surrounding Harper High School; and
WHEREAS, The Safe Passage Program is designed tp, improve the safety of Chicago Public School studehts by deploying community watch staff along predefined safe routes as studehts travel to and from school Students have expressed that their safety concerns involved with traveling to and frorri school affects their school attendance as well as their performance while in school. Community Watchers, like Ms. Bishop play an active role in improving the stability of the community by patrolling student passage routes and contributing to student safety; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Anita Bishop serves as a Community Watcher at the corner of 67th Street and Wood Street in the West Englewood neighborhood, assisting Harper High School studehts as they travel to and from school; and
WHEREAS, The area where Ms. Bishop serves as q Community Watcher is surrounded by five gang conflict zones as designated by the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, On the morning of March 14, 2012, Anita Bishop was diligently performing her duties as a Community Watcher at the corner of 67th Street and Wood Street in the West Englewood neighborhood, assisting Harper High School students as they traveled to school; and
WHEREAS, A\ around 7:30 A.M., gunshots were fired near the intersection of 68th Street and Wood Street, approximately a block away from Anita Bishop's post. Ms. Bishop began to investigate the source of the gunshots, when ...
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