Articles Tagged: School resource officers

Police objected to officer removals from McKinley and Roosevelt

Police will not be involved in enforcing school rules or discipline, among other recommendations, which school officials hope will reduce the number of arrests and charges filed of all students by 50 percent or more.

The police department presented data to the school board as the future of the program that places officers in seven Cedar Rapids district schools is being weighed.

The Cedar Rapids district says change is coming before 2021-2022 school year starts to address data showing racial disparities in allegations made against students

Black students in the Cedar Rapids district are far more likely to have allegations of criminal wrongdoing made against them than are white students -- and the disparity has been worsening,

Kennedy High School twin sisters -- who are advocating for the removal of school resource officers from the school district and for classes to include more Black history, literature and art -- are proud of themselves for speaking up for equity, but say they are ready to leave the “racial trauma” they experienced in Cedar Rapids’ schools behind after they graduated this week.