(ETH) – Public Schools in Prince George’s County in Maryland are moving forward with a proposal to remove police presence from the premises. According to a new report from Fox 5, The school wants to remove police from Prince George’s County Public Schools.
The proposal has passed the first step on Monday night but questions linger over whether it would even be legal based on current Maryland law. According to the report, Several PGCPS board members announced this proposal at a Black Lives Matter protest outside the District Court in Hyattsville and actually calling for armed police to be removed from schools entirely.
“What we’re saying is that there’s not a place for police officers, armed police officers in Prince George’s County Public Schools and not only that… we think that that money can be better served to support our students with more social workers, more mental health professionals, more academic interventionists to get elementary school students reading on grade level,” said PGCPS school board member David Murray.
FOX 5 reportedly asked parents what their thoughts were on the matter and one parent stated: “If at all possible, we need to divert those resources to counselors and to recreational activities that will like to engage children in fun and sports and socializing and learning,” said Holly Leon-Lierman. another said: “We’re talking about totally getting rid of them.
It doesn’t make sense. Allocating money to the resources that will help the children that’s positive. Taking away from what we already currently need that doesn’t make any sense to me,” said Michelle Nedd. It’s unclear if the school board can legally remove all police officers.
I sure don’t want disaster to occur in your school system, but you’re inviting a “nut” to come in and shoot up the place.
Social workers aren’t in any capacity able to deal with an active shooter or combative Nut-Job; that’s not their purpose nor anything to do with their training. But that’s OK, they’re just kids.