{"id":24992,"date":"2019-02-15T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24992"},"modified":"2019-02-15T10:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:49:01","slug":"bill-would-ban-police-as-school-resource-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=24992","title":{"rendered":"Bill would ban police as school resource officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police officers no longer would have a regular presence in Nebraska schools under a bill considered by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Ernie Chambers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB589, introduced by Omaha Sen. Ernie Chambers, would prohibit a peace officer who is actively employed by a law enforcement agency from serving as a school resource officer.<\/p>\n

School resource officer programs disproportionately impact students of color and those with disabilities, Chambers said, creating the same \u201ctoxic, discriminatory impact\u201d found in society at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is counterproductive to the purpose and goals of education and its processes, to convert conduct that in the past was handled within the school context, into a basis for arrest and entanglement in the court system with the possibility of being locked up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The bill\u2019s provisions would not apply to a peace officer responding to a safety threat at a school or providing security for an extracurricular event.<\/p>\n

Rose Godinez, representing the ACLU of Nebraska, spoke in favor of the bill. Diverse communities tend to have more school resources officers, she said, which leads to a disproportionate impact on students of color.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile adding police officers in schools may be well intentioned, educators and policymakers are overlooking the harmful and disparate educational impacts that harsh discipline … can have [on students],\u201d Godinez said. \u201cLB589 ends the routine policing of school which criminalizes everyday behaviors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hastings Chief of Police Adam Story opposed the bill. LB589 would have a significant and negative impact on the safety and education of students in Nebraska schools, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin our nation there has been a dramatic increase in recent years with tragic events in schools,\u201d Story said. \u201cBeing present within our schools helps us to prevent [these events] and take immediate action to ensure the safety of our students and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee took no immediate action on the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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