School safety grant program could expand under Arizona House bill
Public schools could receive safety grant funding to hire off-duty or retired police officers if the bill becomes law in its current form.
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Public schools could receive safety grant funding to hire off-duty or retired police officers if the bill becomes law in its current form.
More than 100 schools throughout Arizona received officer funding while a counselor or social worker requests went unfulfilled this year, an analysis of School Safety Program data show.
Brian Miller is a fixture at Charles W. Harris School in Phoenix, a familiar face kids and parents encounter four days a week. Mornings and afternoons, the school resource officer is in the parking lot directing traffic — and sometimes, he notes, defusing a little road rage. Before lunch, he’s on the playground herding students […]
The Arizona Department of Education in October announced it was repurposing available funds for part-time, off-duty law enforcement. Here's why.
A GOP-led push to boost campus police through the state's School Safety Program fails to address some schools' need for mental health pros.