Colleagues, As crime and gun violence continues to plague the city, our schools and school parking lots are also becoming less safe. That is why, the week before the February break, we polled RTA Faculty Representatives to ascertain exactly how we’re affected. The results of our survey are indeed troubling. Based on responses of RTA Faculty Representatives from 37 of our schools, 74% reported 52 incidents at school parking lots since the beginning of this school year. Nearly 70% were of car thefts, carjackings or car break-ins. More than 80% were reported to the police. And despite the fact that 97% were also reported to the District and administration, security was subsequently increased by the District in only half of the instances. When asked whether they think that teachers feel safe at school and at the school parking lot, only 7% of RTA Faculty Representatives said that teachers feel very safe and only another 12% that teachers feel somewhat safe.  The above data is just from...