On the heels of an ugly attack outside a Boston public school, four members of Boston's City Council are calling on Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper to resume using on-campus police and metal detectors to make the system safer for students.

But critics of the proposal warn of unintended consequences, including pushing BPS students — most of whom are kids of color — into a needless and ultimately destructive engagement with the legal system. Adam Reilly is joined by Erin Murphy, an at-large councilor who supports enhanced safety measures, and Leon Smith, the head of Citizens for Juvenile Justice.

First, though, Reilly talks with GBH News' Katie Lannan and MassLive's Alison Kuznitz about a flurry of developments on Beacon Hill, including two contested and controversial legislative elections and the first official sit-down between Governor Maura Healey, House Speaker Ron Mariano, and Senate President Karen Spilka.

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