It’s been a busy time for courts of late, and Milwaukee Circuit Judge David Borowski’s court has been no exception. In late February, he held the City of Milwaukee in contempt for failing to comply with an order he issued requiring Milwaukee P.D. to have officers assigned to Milwaukee Public Schools by February 27 — a 10-day extension from the original deadline of February 17. Borowski then stayed the order, giving the city yet another chance to comply, this time by March 15. After that time, the city would pay a $1,000-per-day fine.
How could a judge make a police department assign officers to a school, one might ask? Even more concerning, why would a department not be eager to work with their dedicated colleagues over at the school?
To understand the situation, it’s best to start at that last query. The P.D. may well be wary because the school kicked them out in the first place. The story starts way back in 2020, when angry activists across the country were calling for abolishing all the police departments, shutting down the COPS TV show and even kicking the little police dog off the Paw Patrol cartoon. As we all well remember, many large cities decided they didn’t need to support cops. Milwaukee Public Schools terminated their contract with the police department, doing away with cops at their schools…