How important are school resource officers?

Tensions between RPS and RPD?

The minneapolis board of education voted to terminate its contract with law enforcement which provided school resource officers.

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"* one resident in rochester s putting a spotlight on the use of school resource officers in rochester public schools.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco joins us live with the story.

Live george and katie ?

"* the role f school resource officers is outlined in a contract between rochester public schools and the city of rochester.

But one resident is posing the question of whether or not we need them.

In a tweet... school bus driver julie tackett asked why do we have police in our schools?

Mayor kim norton tweeted back in part: "i know that there have been good relationships built but digging into rationale and effectiveness is always a good thing."

I talked to julie tackett today.

She says the city and district should look critically at the role of school resource officers.

"i think that we send a real signal to our kids when we start bringing the police into the schools and start to view behaviors through a criminal lens, it sends a message to our kids."

I did reach out to rochester public schools for a statement: they say in part: "our rps student behavior handbook defines the roles of sros and they are not involved in determining student discipline and they are not involved in addressing student misconduct that does not involve suspected criminal conduct."

Live in rochester ib kimt news 3.

Thanks isabella.

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