Frustration at the district’s plan to reduce the number of School Resource Officers, rather than end the program completely, was expressed at Monday’s school board meeting.
Tag: Police in Schools
Students at Forum on Cops in Schools Deliver Clear Message
An overwhelming majority of speakers at an event Monday spoke in favor of removing police from La Crosse schools.
Supporters, opponents air views on cops in schools at forum
Speakers at a forum on the School Resource Officer program asked whether other professionals could take over much of the work now performed by police.
Black Student Leaders speak out on police in schools
“I feel that to make kids of color safe, they have to go.”
School Board Getting Closer to Final Vote on Police Contract
Superintendent Aaron Engel could make a recommendation on whether the district should end its contract with police by November.
“The young always inherit the revolution”
LIT’s Laura Abellera on removing cops from schools and why she has “radical hope” in a different future for La Crosse.
School Board Takes First Step on Study of Police Contract
The school board voted in favor of forming a committee as the first step in a process of evaluating the contract with police.
School Board Will Take First Step on Police Contract on Monday
The board will vote on starting the process of investigating the $250k contract with police.
The Barriers Between Black Students and School Resource Officers
Keonte R. Turner: Our experience with cops was not the same as those of little white boys and girls. It is still not the same.
School Board Continues Discussion on Police Contract
The La Crosse School Board is expected to vote July 6 on forming a committee to look into ending the district’s contract with police.