Rhode Island

The money spent on police officers in school should be put into mental health/counseling/resources that actually help.

Just imagine if back in the day all the people that got into a fight at school were arrested? Or kids that threw a pencil or balled up paper at a teacher arrested

School personnel know who " the bad kids" are. How about providing resources that actually make a difference. Family outreach programs. Is the kid acting out because parents/caregivers are unable to provide for them, care for them?

I read about one school's program that did exactly that. Not only helped the child, but reached out to find out what was going on at home. For parents struggling with substance abuse, help was provided.

We can't arrest our way out of every problem.