Parent sues Milwaukee Public Schools over lack of school resource officers

A new lawsuit was filed this week against Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) over the lack of school resource officers (SROs) in the district.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is suing MPS for not meeting state requirements for having police in schools.

“It’s time to hold people accountable,” said plaintiff and MPS parent Charlene Abughrin.

WILL filed the lawsuit on behalf of Abughrin. She has one son who currently goes to MPS and had five other kids graduate from the district.

“I am fighting for all of the kids in Milwaukee,” Abughrin said.

This lawsuit comes nearly ten months after the state mandated that MPS add SROs back into the schools.

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‘It’s time to hold people accountable’; Parent sues MPS over lack of school resource officers

“I think it’s direly needed for MPS,” Abughrin said.

TMJ4’s Megan Lee asked Abughrin why she chose to take legal action.