Our question about the Community Education Council vote drew an anemic response -- in itself, perhaps a reflection on the Department of Education'sfledgling effort atonline parent engagement. About half of the respondents said they planned to vote, but the next largest group said they flat-out wouldn't, because they didn't know enough about the CECs or about the process.

This week, we ask about an issue that affects every child in every school in the city: School safety officers, who are often the first faces students and parents see when they enter the school building. Uniformed safety officers are a fact of life in the city's schools. Many find their presence controversial (to put it politely) and advocacy groups like the New York Civil Liberties Unionhave proposed the Student Safety Act, which seems, for the moment, to be stalled in the City Council.

What do you think of the uniformed officers that guard our school doorways? Take the poll - and as ever, share your comments here.