Shootings of Chicago students prompts push for anti-violence workers in high schools – WBEZ (Chicago)

Arne Duncan, former Chicago Public Schools CEO and current managing partner of Chicago CRED, said his group has “life coaches,” who help clients navigate the transition away from the streets. He said most of these life coaches have criminal backgrounds, but bringing them into schools “would be a massive step forward.” State law bans people that have been convicted of a number of crimes, including drug dealing, from working in schools.