Safety Law News for June 17, 2020

— In Florida, the Osceola County School Board renewed its SRO program with the Kissimmee Police Department, St. Cloud Police Department and the Osceola County School Board for School Resource Officers.  The cost to the school district is roughly $3 million, and it’s money the state mandates is spent after the 2018 school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.

— In Illinois, three Chicago aldermen will introduce an ordinance to remove Chicago police officers from Chicago Public Schools. The proposed ordinance would also prohibit the city and the police superintendent from entering into any future school security agreements with CPS.

— In Canada, Waterloo Region District School Board, in southeastern Ontario is suspending the School Resource Officer Program for the foreseeable future.  The board will conduct a review of the program in the autumn of 2020.  Therefore, there will be no police in schools once they start back up.

— In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Public Schools have terminated the suspending the School Resource Officer Program with the Police Department over George Floyd’s death.