Poudre School District votes to keep police officers at schools
School board voted 6-1 Tuesday night
The Poudre School District Board of Education will vote on whether or not to renew the district s contract with Fort Collins Police for school resource officers.
Posted at 9:31 AM, May 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-11 22:42:10-04
In a 6-1 vote, the board voted to move ahead with contract negotiations to keep SROs in school.
SROs have become more controversial amid concerns that students of color are disproportionately disciplined, fueling a âschool-to-prison pipeline.â
In the Poudre School District, a community advisory council was tasked with coming up with a recommendation on whether or not to renew the districtâs contract with the Fort Collins Police Department for 14 school resource officers. Eleven out of 15 members of the council recommended removing SROs from schools.