Stories tagged: "school resource officer"

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Education ACLU Leader: We Need Counselors, Not Cops

Arizona's student-to-counselor ratio is the worst in the nation, with only one counselor for every 905 students.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 23, 2020 8:05 am MST
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Education This School District Finally Decided to Not Have SROs on Campus

The Phoenix Union High School District announced it will not renew its contract with the police to provide school resource officers in its buildings.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 9, 2020 8:28 am MST
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Education While The Push to Defund Phoenix Police Grows Stronger, Activists Want Officers Out of Schools

In addition to community demands that cities defund the police, students are asking district leaders to remove officers from campuses.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner June 16, 2020 10:44 am MST

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