After students have been murdered, shot, assaulted, and robbed, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) says it’s ready to bring Seattle police back onto campus. But they’re still dragging their feet and not taking responsibility for the violence that ensued.
KIRO 7 reported that both SPS and the Seattle Police Department (SPD) want to return School Resource Officers (SROs) to campuses across the district. The program should have already started, but due to little urgency and a budget crisis, the program is behind schedule.
Timeline aside, there was an immediate surge of violence after SPS leaned into the Black Lives Matter movement to kick officers off campus and embraced a curriculum that demonized cops. The district has blood on its hands, and they should apologize.
Seattle Public Schools tries to walk back anti-cop decision
During the height of the Black Lives Matter movement’s power, SPS announced it was booting officers from campus. They amplified false claims of racist cops targeting black and Hispanic students, and affirmed contrived feelings of “discomfort” from anti-cop students…