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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you think SROs would help in school shootings?

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/02/16/research-finds-armed-officers-increases-mortality-at-school-shootings

"The research looked at 133 shootings where one or more people were intentionally shot in a school building or where someone came to school armed with the intent of firing indiscriminately. The study found that there were three times as many people killed when there was an officer on the scene who was armed"

I personally think the outrage from some about SROs being removed from schools is misguided. I am not anti police, but I think that police can respond quickly too a school when there is an incident and don't believe that a police office station at the school improves overall safety or security. [/quote]

I attended a school safety meeting in 2019 in FCPS and the sheriff attended. He said that SROs were the first line of defense in detecting students who needed help and may become violent. SROs help prevent suicides as well as school violence. The entire meeting was basically about how effective the SRO program is. I’m just stunned that school systems are giving in to political pressure and removing them. [/quote]

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