“The position puts the state’s second-largest school district at odds with nearly all the other public school districts in Dane County”
But while some changes were made, a check of all 16 of the school districts that serve Dane County found that 10 had SROs and four were looking at bringing them in for the first time or bringing them back.
The Deerfield School District, enrollment 746, was the only other district besides Madison not interested in having an officer in its schools.
On Monday, in response to inquiries from the Wisconsin State Journal, the Madison School Board released a statement saying the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School has “unsurprisingly … raised questions about what schools are doing to keep students and staff safe” and that “some of those questions are around the need for School Resource Officers.”
“While the Board does not advocate for installing school resource officers, we know that safe and secure schools require various systems and protocols,” the board said. “Our district has these items in place, and they are routinely evaluated to ensure they operate at the highest level. In partnership with our schools, the Office of Safety and local law enforcement, we maintain open communication and conduct safety training and emergency drills together.”
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