Advocates pushing for fewer cops in schools are running up against mounting pressure to better protect kids from mass shootings.
to the New Jersey Board of Education last month saying it is time to stop using state security money to pay for police officers in schools.
Placing police officers, called school resource officers, in schools often leads to higher arrest and suspension rates for Black and Hispanic students, they argued. That money could be better spent on mental health resources and other programs, the petition said. Fourteen days later a gunman opened fire in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy, which left 19 kids and two adults dead, reignited calls nationwide for better security in schools.
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