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No Police Officers in Madison High Schools Starting in Fall

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

July 3, 2020 • South Central Region

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The Madison School Board voted this week to remove police officers – also known as SROs (School Resource Officers) - from the city’s four main high schools. School Board President Gloria Reyes, a former police officer herself, discusses the board’s vote and what the district plans to do ahead of the fall semester.

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