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<blockquote data-quote="GillEagan" data-source="post: 1907581" data-attributes="member: 56154">Here&#039;s CNN&#039;s take on having police officers in schools.<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-resource-officers/" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-resource-officers/</a>I do agree with the article for the most part but not entirely. I think if we have police in schools, they should be there to enforce the law only when needed, such as when a students is clearly a danger and when drugs are involved. Using them for behavioral problems is not appropriate and should be left up to the school to handle. Criminalizing kids for behavioral issues is just not the answer. Seeing to it that they get help and involving the parents on the other hand is. Suspension and expulsions would also be appropriate in this case.It looks like Duputy Ben Fields has been fired from his job. The FBI and DOJ are now investigating this. Also the city the schools is in is also investigating this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GillEagan, post: 1907581, member: 56154"] Here's CNN's take on having police officers in schools. [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-resource-officers/[/URL] I do agree with the article for the most part but not entirely. I think if we have police in schools, they should be there to enforce the law only when needed, such as when a students is clearly a danger and when drugs are involved. Using them for behavioral problems is not appropriate and should be left up to the school to handle. Criminalizing kids for behavioral issues is just not the answer. Seeing to it that they get help and involving the parents on the other hand is. Suspension and expulsions would also be appropriate in this case. It looks like Duputy Ben Fields has been fired from his job. The FBI and DOJ are now investigating this. Also the city the schools is in is also investigating this. [/QUOTE]

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