Children attending government-run schools in Chicago, Illinois, might be a little less safe after a recent decision made by the city’s Board of Education. The board voted to remove uniformed police officers from 39 out of its 634 schools.

The move has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with many Chicago residents arguing that this would leave students more vulnerable to violence. It is the latest development in the ongoing debate over whether schools should have armed personnel to protect students from would-be school shooters and other threats.

A Windy City mother named Yalila Herrera blasted the decision during an appearance on "Fox & Friends," highlighting the concerns many parents have for the safety of their children.

A Chicago mother expressed her frustration over the Board of Education’s vote to remove uniformed police officers from schools in the Windy City, warning not all families are on board with the decision.

Yalila Herrera, who has three out of six of her children in Chicago Public Schools, joined “Fox & Friends” to discuss her reaction to the board’s vote.

“I’ve never realized one important word that comes to mind, and that is choice. This word in particular has been under attack. I constantly say my prayers as I drop off my children, and it’s very disappointing,” Herrera told Pete Hegseth on Friday.

“And it’s unfortunate because not everyone is in agreement with this result. We need our police officers to have that bond, that special bond with our students and our staff. We’re all a community,” she added, saying that many students “feel safe” knowing the officers are in the buildings.

The Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to remove uniformed police officers from 39 out of 634 city schools in a nearly eight-hour-long meeting.

The vote to remove the officers took place on Thursday after a long, grueling meeting in which members of the community voiced their opinions on the matter.

The vote came at the end of a nearly eight-hour school board meeting in which teachers, students and elected city officials spoke.

The battle on whether to keep the uniformed police officers in the 39 city schools where they continue to patrol, out of 634 schools, has been going on since police were assigned to protect the schools in 1991.

Some students told school board members that police in the schools scare them.

Supporters of removing police from schools said the officers targeted minorities and did not make schools safer.

Instead, the same supporters suggested the money spent on police patrols could be better spent.

Opponents of removing police from schools claim the officers made the schools safer, telling board members it should be up to the individual schools to decide whether to have uniformed police on the premises.

The decision strips smaller school councils of the power to decide whether they wish to keep officers on campus. Herrera criticized the move, stating, “They’re not allowing us and giving us the power as parents and teachers and principals to decide what schools truly need.”

The Board of Education has tried to assure residents that schools will not be left defenseless even without resource officers in schools.

“Many schools will still employ physical safety personnel like security guards at points of entry, and crossing guards and Safe Passage workers to ensure students can get to and from school safely,” the board asserted, also noting that the funding that would have gone toward having the officers on campus would go to “alternative safety positions, resources, and interventions.”

It might be understandable that parents would be concerned about racial discrimination depending on the circumstances. However, the safety of the children is even more paramount. It would probably be more sensible to deal with the issues that come with having police on campus rather than completely eliminating them altogether.