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Tucked into Minnesota’s Education Finance bill this year is a provision that restricts the means by which school resource officers (SROs) can restrain students who are out of control....The provision in the law was put in because the leftists in the legislature, who took control in the 2022 elections, firmly believe that police are the problem and not the solution to violence that plagues our communities. While not banning SROs, the law was changed to prevent techniques used to restrain students.Police departments looked at the language and decided that it would be unwise to put officers in legal peril, and many decided that it would be unwise to renew the contracts....Their decision to stay out of the schools wasn’t retaliation; it was a simple decision of prudence. After looking at the law the departments worried that officers could face jail time if they tried to do their jobs as SROs. They would respond to calls as needed, but any preventive measures they took to de-escalate some situations would likely be illegal.The result has been predictable. School violence has increased. Ironically, once things get bad enough the police can intervene legally, but not before.
This is what Minnesotans wanted, based on their votes. Too bad, so sad.
Sadly, Minneapolis dominates. Minus that the rest of MN is near conservative as Oklahoma.
