The search for a new superintendent began last November.

Two years ago the D.C. Council passed a bill that gradually pulls police officers out of D.C. schools by 2025, but debate over the issue has continued since then.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she wants to reverse the move by the council pulling officers out of schools.

The decision by the Alexandria City Council drew objections from the city’s school board.

Montgomery County lawmakers kept funding for the 23 officers assigned to schools, but county leaders say they will be reassigned from school grounds.