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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Student activism drove much of the anti-SRO movement. Students of color say that they don't feel safe with SROs in the schools. [/quote]
but maybe other kids feel safer with SROs, and certainly, the Principals wanted to keep the SROs.[/quote]

It's a movement. People who like them come from a position of privilege, so their feelings of safety don't trump those students of color who are fearful of SROs and more likely that non-POC to be arrested. SROs are police and the argument is that police don't belong in schools.[/quote]

Three Percent. That's the percentage of arrests initiated by SROs in this county.  Let that sink in. Let's admit that the politicians did not care to even assess this data but instead used the testimonies of maybe 20 students to make their decision
 This decision was based on emotions and a political agenda.[/quote]

Well there's also research and data to back up the decision, cited up thread and then conveniently ignored.[/quote]
it's not ignored.  People acknowledged that there are some cops who are bad, and that those cops should be removed from the schools, but that doesn't mean all SROs are bad and should be removed.  I'm sure you would not want a certain group to be painted with a broad brush. Why don't you give the same courtesy to other groups?

And the anti-sro folks have never once answered the question of why Principals want SROs in the school, and whether they would call the cops if someone was trying to hurt their kids.

I will take the word of the people who deal with these kids everyday over the words of someone who sits in an office behind a desk most of the day.

I'd like to see these folks in the schools and actually deal with a belligerent student who is disruptive and possibly threatening others.  Please.. show us how it's done.[/quote]

Your response clearly tells me you didn't bother to read the research. You are not interested in learning about this issue, just arguing about it.[/quote]

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