{"id":2030141,"date":"2023-09-13T04:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-resource-officers-make-comeback-after-defund-the-police-push-subsides\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T04:20:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:20:59","slug":"school-resource-officers-make-comeback-after-defund-the-police-push-subsides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-resource-officers-make-comeback-after-defund-the-police-push-subsides\/","title":{"rendered":"School resource officers return as &#8216;defund the police&#8217; movement fades."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschool-resource-officers-make-comeback-after-defund-the-police-push-subsides%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>School Districts Reversing Course on School Resource Officers<\/h2>\n<p>School districts \u2062that had previously voted\u200b to eliminate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-parents-demand-schools-defund-school-resource-officers\/\" title=\"Maryland Parents Demand Schools \u2018Defund\u2019 School Resource Officers\">school resource officers<\/a> \u200bare now backtracking and bringing back armed \u200dsecurity. This\u2063 shift comes in response to the &#8220;defund the police&#8221; movement\u200b that \u2062gained \u200btraction\u200c during the\u200b summer\u200c of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the \u200cDenver School\u2063 Board made a stark reversal, voting 4-3 to permit the &#8220;persistent presence \u200dof school resource officers&#8221; in \u200dthe city&#8217;s schools. \u200dThis decision \u200dcame after the board had voted to eliminate all \u2063SROs in\u2063 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Similar Story in the Nation&#8217;s Capital<\/h3>\n<p>A similar story unfolded in the nation&#8217;s capital. \u2062The D.C.\u200c Council, under\u2063 pressure from Democratic Mayor\u2062 Muriel Bowser, scrapped plans to eliminate school resource officers during a May\u200b meeting. Bowser stated in\u2062 a \u20632022 statement that school \u200dleaders overwhelmingly opposed removing SROs \u200dand emphasized the need for support to keep all students safe.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration of school resource officers\u200c aligns \u200cwith the distancing \u200befforts \u200cof Democratic politicians, including President Joe\u200d Biden, from the\u2064 defund\u2063 the police movement. This movement gained prominence \u2062during the riots of summer 2020 following the death of George\u2063 Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>Max Eden, a research fellow in education at the American Enterprise \u2063Institute, explained that \u2062an increase in crime forced some school \u200ddistricts to reassess their plans to eliminate \u200dpolice presence in schools. However, \u2063Eden also criticized\u200b certain urban education leaders\u2062 for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-resource-officers-make-comeback-after-defund-the-police-push-subsides\/\" title=\"School resource officers return as 'defund the police' movement fades.\">prioritizing \u2064social justice virtue \u200dsignaling<\/a> over student safety.<\/p>\n<p>False Impressions and\u200b Public Support<\/p>\n<p>Eden pointed\u2062 out that the closure of schools \u2063during the 2020-2021\u2064 school year\u200b allowed districts \u200dto give the false impression that\u2062 incidents had\u200d declined\u200b without resource officers.\u2062 However, when\u200c students returned, incidents skyrocketed, leading some school leaders to reconsider their stance.<\/p>\n<p>A survey conducted\u2062 by the Colorado Polling Institute revealed that a whopping 63% of voters supported the Denver School Board&#8217;s decision to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defund-the-police-is-over\/\" title=\"Defund The Police Is Over\">restore school resource officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Efforts in Congress<\/h3>\n<p>In Congress, there\u2063 have been \u2063efforts to fund school \u2062resource \u2062officers \u2064in schools. Senator\u2063 Rick\u200c Scott (R-FL),\u2063 who \u2064was \u2063the governor of\u2062 Florida\u2063 during the tragic 2018 shooting\u200b at Marjory\u2062 Stoneman Douglas High School, introduced \u200dthe School Guardian Act to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-mccain-blasts-bidens-stance-on-abortion-im-personally-opposed-to-murder-but-if-you-want-to-murder-a-little-bit-its-fine\/\" title=\"Meghan McCain Blasts Biden\u2019s Stance On Abortion: \u2018I\u2019m Personally Opposed To Murder, But If You Want To Murder A Little Bit, It\u2019s Fine\u2019\">provide federal funding<\/a> for armed security in schools.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2062 emphasized\u200c the\u200b bipartisan nature\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">supporting law enforcement<\/a> and highlighted the importance of having\u2063 trained school resource \u2063officers\u200d to ensure the safety of \u200dchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting our kids and supporting \u200claw enforcement should not be a partisan\u200d issue \u2014 our brave law enforcement officers put\u200b their \u2064lives on the line daily to protect our communities. We cannot allow Democrats\u2063 to demonize them with\u2063 dangerous defunding \u200dattempts,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;Having \u2064a trained\u2064 school \u2063resource officer \u2062at\u2063 every school in America will help deter\u200c dangerous criminals\u2064 and give parents peace\u200b of mind that someone is protecting their\u200b kid.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overall, the reversal of decisions to eliminate school \u2062resource officers reflects a growing recognition of the importance \u2062of their presence\u200c in \u2064ensuring student safety.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click\u2062 here to read more\u200b from the Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School districts that previously eliminated school resource officers due to the &#8220;defund the police&#8221; movement are now reversing their decision. 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