Public hearing held over proposed bill to reexamine roles of school resource officers
Many people sounded off on several educational proposals in a public hearing on Wednesday.
On the docket was school resource officers in the schools.
A state lawmaker originally proposed to phase-out the officers from schools. Now, there’s talk of possibly creating a task force to examine their roles.
Around 200 people said plenty during the Education Committee’s public hearing. Under scrutiny, a look at school resource officers in public schools.
“Am I suggesting police should never be on a school when there’s an incident, no,” said Senator Gary Winfield.
What State Senator Gary Winfield is suggesting, he says, is school administrators should handle student discipline, not SROs.
Parent and activist Lashawn Robinson said she’s mixed, saying many could lose jobs, but the issue should be looked at.
“I think a lot of them are not informed and trained when it comes to trauma and things that are happening in the community because you would deal with the student different if you were, right,” Robinson said.