Safety Law News for June 26, 2020

— In New York,  the Syracuse City School District is discussing police reform.  Police Chief Kenton Buckner has said he’d like to remove police from schools.  Mayor Ben Walsh is open to the idea.

— In Colorado, officials in the St. Vrain Valley confirmed their intention to continue the district’s school resource officer program.  “We are committed to continuing the SRO program in St. Vrain,” school board President Joie Siegrist said. “There isn’t data that would support that the program is harmful or discriminatory.”

— In Vermont, the Burlington School Board voted to continue the district’s school resource officer program.  The decision stipulates that the police must collaborate with the board and district to make adjustments to what role the officers play this upcoming school year. 

— In Minnesota, the Saint Paul Public Schools joined a wave of school districts in the state in voting to remove its school resource officers from their schools.  Officials in Winona and Minneapolis have already done so.